The blue tit is one of our smallest and most attractive birds. Its distinctive cobalt crown, blue and yellow plumage, white cheek patches and black eye-stripe are unmistakable as it hops acrobatically from branch to branch in search of insect larvae, or hangs upside down at the garden peanut feeder.

Ireland's commonest tit species, (There are an estimated 1,000,000 breeding pairs of blue tit in the country), the blue tit is found all over the country and can be seen all year around in all kinds of habitats. They have a wingspan of 12 to 14 centimetres (4.7 to 5.5 inches), are about 12cm (4.7 inches) long and weigh about 11 grams (0.4 of an ounce).

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