Tit, Coal
The coal tit is 10–11.5 cm in length, and has a distinctive large white nape spot on its black head. The head, throat and neck of the adult are glossy blue-black, setting off the off-white sides of the face (tinged grey to yellow depending on subspecies) and the brilliant white nape; the white tips of the wing coverts appear as two wingbars. The underparts are whitish shading through buff to rufous on the flanks. The bill is black, the legs lead-coloured, and irides dark brown.
Family
Latin Name
Periparus ater
Further reading
When the bird was spotted
| Date | Location | Title | Seen by | Interestingness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Cowpen Bewley | b.m.stokesley | ** | |
| Germany, Kandern | At the feeder in front of kitchen window | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Garden feeder | b.m.stokesley | ** | |
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Garden | b.m.stokesley | ||
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Lockwood Beck | b.m.stokesley | * | |
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | in garden | b.m.stokesley | ||
| Germany, Marktrodach | on the fir trees in the garden | Hühnerhabicht | ||
| Germany, Wissen | on the high fir in the garden | Hühnerhabicht | ||
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Lockwood Beck Reservioir | b.m.stokesley | ||
| France, Leymen | In the garden | mike421 | *** | |
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | In the garden, Stokesley | mike421 | * | |
| Spain, Mallorca | Seen at Albufera Nature Reserve | b.m.stokesley | ||
| UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | garden feeder | b.m.stokesley | ||
| France, Leymen | Coal Tit stunned after hitting the window | mike421 | **** |