Great Tit
Parus major

These common garden birds are not always shy and a few in Kelvingrove Park will even eat from an outstretched hand. They have an easily recognisable ‘teacher, teacher’ call, although they have many other phrases which can lead to many a hunt to see what's making the call. The first bird is a female and 3 and 4 are males - males have a bold black stripe down the breast, while females have a patchy stripe.
 

  

  

1: Lochwinnoch RSPB, 29/03/2005.
2: Frogmore, Hampshire, 01/02/2006.
3: Bowling Green Marsh RSPB, 03/03/2007.
4: Chard Reservoir, 21/01/2007.