LIVE WEBCAM WITH NESTING BLUE TITS

More info: The blue tit is one of the most attractive and recognisable visitors to a garden with its mix of blue, yellow, white and green colouring. The Eurasian blue tit is commonly found in forested habitats, gardens, parks, hedges and farmland and is a frequent user of feed tables and nest boxes.

The female Blue Tit builds the nest alone with little or no help from the male. She takes moss and soft materials and forms it into a cup. The nest is complete when it is lined with soft feathers, fur or wool. Blue Tits can build a nest in a few days, but generally it takes them between one and two weeks.

The female blue tit lays one egg a day, usually first thing in the morning. Blue Tits have one of the largest clutch sizes of all birds which may be up to 16 eggs - however, the majority of clutches contain 8-12 eggs.

The female blue tit will incubate the eggs for about 2 weeks – she creates a “brood patch” on her abdomen by plucking out feathers to make a bare area. During incubation the male blue tit will bring some food to the female but she will still leave the nest regularly during the day to feed herself.