Tits (Paridae)
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
- Length
- 11.5 cm
- Weight
- 9 g
- Clutch
- 7–9 eggs
- Incubation
- 14–16 days
- Fledging
- 16–19 days
- Broods
- 1–2 per year
- Nest box
- 25 mm hole, low down
Identification
- Black cap with a white nape patch
- Two white wing bars
- Buff underparts, no yellow
High 'teechu-teechu'.
Diet and garden feeding
Insects and conifer seed; caches food in winter.
- Best foods: Sunflower hearts, Peanut fragments.
- Coal Tits dash in, grab one seed and fly off to cache it — they are not greedy, just storing.
Nesting
Low hole — often in a bank, stump or box.
Coal Tits by country
England
Resident all year · nests April–June
Scotland
Resident all year · nests May–June
Wales
Resident all year · nests April–June
Northern Ireland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Ireland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Netherlands
Resident all year · nests April–June
Belgium
Resident all year · nests April–June
Germany
Resident all year · nests April–June
France
Resident all year · nests April–June
Denmark
Resident all year · nests April–June
Sweden
Resident all year · nests May–June
Norway
Resident all year · nests May–June
Finland
Resident all year · nests May–June
Spain
Resident all year · nests March–June
Portugal
Resident all year · nests March–June
Italy
Resident all year · nests March–June
Austria
Resident all year · nests April–June
Switzerland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Poland
Resident all year · nests April–June
Sources
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.