{"id":119,"date":"2021-03-15T16:53:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:43:22","slug":"about-the-nesting-birds-the-blue-tit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?page_id=119","title":{"rendered":"About The Nesting Birds – The Blue Tit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This little bird is properly the most well known and commonest bird in the UK, apart from a few areas in Scotland and the Orkney & Shetland islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latin name for a Blue Tit is parus caeruleus. There are about 3.5 million breeding pairs in the UK, with anything up to 15 million coming to Britian for the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Tits are on the RSPB Green List, meaning there is no identified threat to the bird\u2019s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They mostly feed on insects and especially caterpillars, of moths. Their diet changes through the year when other resources disappear, and others become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Tits will nest in any hole in a tree, wall or nest box. They are also known to have built nests in the most odd places, like a cigarette bin or postbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding starts in mid April with clutches of around 10-16 eggs. Incubation takes around 12-16 days and the young leave the nest within around 22 days of hatching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some facts about this little bird:<\/p>\n\n\n\n