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Long-tailed Tit
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Woodland, scrub.
Diet: Tiny insects.
Best time to spot: Travels in chattering flocks.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Long-tailed Tit sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Northern Long-tailed TitRare · Woodland (winter vagrant)
- Common ChiffchaffCommon · Woodland
- Willow WarblerCommon · Scrub
- Garden WarblerUncommon · Scrub
- Short-toed Snake-eagleEpic · Open woodland
- GoldcrestCommon · Conifer woodland
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