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Artist's impression. Photo to follow., 7 Oct 2026
Great tits
Parus major
Bigger than the blue tits and well aware of it: seen at the feeder barging the smaller tits out of the way.
A photo was taken, and isn't fit to show. They don't tolerate company as closely as the smaller tits and the robins do, so a better one is tbc. The picture is a stand-in until then.
More to follow.
- Common name
- Great tits
- Section
- Wildlife & habitats
- Spot
- Garden (buddleja)
- Soil
- Whatever the smaller birds were about to have
- From
- Wild visitors, 7 Oct 2026
- Age
- tbc
- Next repot
- Never: nests in anything with a hole in it
- Edible
- ❌ No. It would probably start it.
- Garden-centre price
- Paid in fat balls
Did you know?
In one Hungarian cave, great tits learned to hunt hibernating bats during hard winters. The fat balls are the cheaper option.
Care & updates
- Observation
Seen at the feeder, barging the smaller tits out of the way. Added to the catalogue. Photo tbc: a drawing is to stand in.