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.

Latin Name
Periparus ater

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 ****