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Great Tit
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Woodland, gardens.
Diet: Insects, seeds.
Best time to spot: Bold, loud "teacher-teacher".
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
How rare is it?
The Great 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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- Blue TitCommon · Woodland
- Eurasian BlackcapCommon · Woodland
- European RobinCommon · Gardens
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- Song ThrushCommon · Gardens
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