Scunthorpe Tits Fact Files
Blue Tit
Length: 12cm
Wingspan: 18cm
Weight: 11g
Did you know:
They get brighter as they get older with every moult of their feathers.
Males have brighter head feathers than females.
Numbers have been on the rise in the UK recently due to garden feeders + nest boxes.
Coal Tit
Length: 11.5cm
Wingspan: 17 - 21cm
Weight: 8 - 10g
Did you know:
Average lifespan is 2 years but the oldest recorded Coal Tit was 8 years, 9 months, and 26 days old.
They have a hidden feather crest on their head which raises to a small spike when agitated.
Long Tail Tit
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 16 - 19cm
Weight: 7 - 10g
Did you know:
Long tail tits are highly social and move in flocks when not in breeding season.
They make the most intricate nests of any British birds using up to 6,000 pieces of material, 2,000 of these can be just feathers.
They are not actually tits! They are actually more closely related to Babblers.
Great Tit
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 24cm
Weight: 18g
Did you know:
Great Tits are found across most of Europe and even made it to Japan, Indonesia, and North Africa.
Males have a double note song which can have nearly 40 variations, the most successful breeders are those who know more songs.
There are only around 2 million breeding pairs left in Britain compared to 8 million pairs in Germany.