Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
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Taken at Filham Park, a 34-acre country park which used to be part of the Filham Estate.
Smaller than many other tits, Coal Tits favour coniferous forests but are also common in gardens. Their wings and back are olive-grey with pale wingbars, while they have a black cap and bib, contrasting white cheeks, and a distinctive white spot on the nape. Their song, similar to the Great Tit's, is bisyllabic but more slurred and higher-pitched. Two subspecies occur in Britain and Ireland, differing from those in Continental Europe.
Coal Tits spend most of their time hunting for spiders and insects in woodlands, particularly among conifers. They nest in tree hollows or nest boxes and typically produce one or two broods per year. UK Coal Tit numbers increased in the mid-20th century and have since remained stable. They are found throughout Britain and Ireland.
Ivybridge Town Council. ‘Filham Park’.
www.ivybridge.gov.uk/Contents/ContentItems/4h91p6brrm1yfx....
Ornithology, British Trust for. ‘Coal Tit’. BTO - British Trust for Ornithology, 3 February 2014. www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/coal-tit.
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
IMG_1144
Taken at Filham Park, a 34-acre country park which used to be part of the Filham Estate.
Smaller than many other tits, Coal Tits favour coniferous forests but are also common in gardens. Their wings and back are olive-grey with pale wingbars, while they have a black cap and bib, contrasting white cheeks, and a distinctive white spot on the nape. Their song, similar to the Great Tit's, is bisyllabic but more slurred and higher-pitched. Two subspecies occur in Britain and Ireland, differing from those in Continental Europe.
Coal Tits spend most of their time hunting for spiders and insects in woodlands, particularly among conifers. They nest in tree hollows or nest boxes and typically produce one or two broods per year. UK Coal Tit numbers increased in the mid-20th century and have since remained stable. They are found throughout Britain and Ireland.
Ivybridge Town Council. ‘Filham Park’.
www.ivybridge.gov.uk/Contents/ContentItems/4h91p6brrm1yfx....
Ornithology, British Trust for. ‘Coal Tit’. BTO - British Trust for Ornithology, 3 February 2014. www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/coal-tit.