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March 12, 2026
Birdwatch: Blue tits are feisty and fascinating but often taken for granted
They will soon be looking for nest sites to begin the huge effort of raising their brood of between eight and 10 chicks
TL;DR
- Blue tits are common and familiar British garden birds, often underrated.
- They are consistently in the top five of UK garden bird surveys.
- With around 3 million breeding pairs, they inhabit urban, suburban, and rural gardens.
- They are frequent visitors to bird feeders, holding their own against larger birds.
- Blue tits weigh about 11 grams.
- They search for nest sites in tree holes or nestboxes.
- Females lay 8-10 tiny eggs.
- Parents deliver about 1,000 food items, mostly caterpillars, daily for their single brood.
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