Great Tit

🔍 Overview

A large, vocal tit common in Sussex gardens, woodlands, and parks year-round.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Size: Medium (14 cm)

Plumage: Yellow belly and green back

Distinctive Marks: Black head and bib, white cheeks

Bill: Robust

Tail: Medium

Flight: Bouncy

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Everywhere—gardens, woodlands, hedgerows throughout Sussex.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Two-syllable “teacher, teacher” call. Bold with wide diet variety.

🍴 Diet

Insects, seeds, suet, caterpillars.

📸 Birding Tip

Use peanut feeders. Watch for family groups in spring.