Coal Tit
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 7th March 2024 Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 17th January 2024 Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Drumpellier Park on 19th November 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Lochwinnoch on 1st February 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 25th April 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Coal Tit.
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Local names: 		Periparus ater.
Passeriformes.
Paridae
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In hollows in trees or in mouse holes.
Moss, wool, dead leaves and spiders' webs.
Insects, beech mast and conifer seeds. In the garden, they prefer black sunflower seeds.
When food is plentiful they hoard it by hiding it all over the place so that they have food for later when times are harder.
The upperparts are an olive-grey. The crown and large bib are black, while the cheeks and nape are white. There are also two white wing bars on each wing.The legs are blue-grey.
11.5 cm
Mid-April.
7 - 12 Smooth and glossy. White with reddish-brown speckles.
Clutches 1-2
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