green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a distinctive two-syllable song. It is a woodland bird which has readily adapted to man-made habitats to become a familiar garden visitor. It can be quite aggressive at a birdtable, fighting off smaller tits. In winter it joins with blue tits and others to form roaming flocks which scour gardens and countryside for food.

Insects, seeds and nuts.

Stein O Nilsen, Xeno-canto https://www.xeno-canto.org/45953

Length: 14cm

Wingspan: 24cm

Weight: 18g