{"id":122,"date":"2021-03-15T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:43:39","slug":"about-the-nesting-birds-the-great-tit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?page_id=122","title":{"rendered":"About The Nesting Birds – The Great Tit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This bird is the largest European tit and is about the size of a House Sparrow. The Male and Female can be told apart by the width of the black strip down the breast. The Male has a more broader strip than the female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are common in most of the UK, apart from the Orkney & Shetland islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latin name for a Great Tit is Parus major. There are about 1.6 million breeding pairs in the UK, with continental birds coming over during the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great 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, spiders, seeds, berries, beach mast and caterpillars of moths. Their diet changes through the year when other resources disappear, and others become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great Tits will nest in any hole in a tree, wall or nest box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding starts in mid April with clutches of around 7-15 eggs. Incubation takes around 10-22 days and the young leave the nest within around 22 days of hatching. The nest is made from moss, grass and down and is lined with feathers or hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The egg is 18mm by 14mm, making it the largest egg of the British tits. The female is the only bird to incubate the eggs, whilst the male feeds her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the colder months some Great Tits may return to a nest box and use it as a roost for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos \u00a9 Ben Kirby<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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