157954 Coal Tit - Parus ater. L 10-11cm. Tiny, well-marked and warbler-like bird. Sexes are similar. Adult has white cheeks and white nape patch on otherwise black head. Back and wings are bluish grey and underparts are pale pinkish buff. Note two white wingbars and dark, needle-like bill. Juvenile is similar but colours and markings are less striking. Voice Utters a thin call. Song is repeated teechu-teechu-teechu…, higher pitched and more rapid than Great Tit.
Status Fairly common resident of conifer forests and mixed and deciduous woodland.
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30 Nov 2012
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PAUL STERRY/Nature Photographers Ltd
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