Coal Tits
Smallest of the tits, usually seen on its own and is definitely at the bottom of the ‘pecking’ order at…
Blue Tits
Small, brightly coloured, very active on feeders, used to be called blue caps in Victorian times. After breeding and during…
Great Tits
Slightly bigger than a Blue Tit and the black head and white face patch separates it from a Blue Tit….
Tits
There are 4 types of tits that are regularly reported in gardens, with Blue and Great Tits being the most…
House Sparrows, Dunnocks and Reed Buntings
Although from different families, these can look similar if you don’t always get a good view of them. Sparrows and…
Reed Bunting (Male)
Has similar plumage and markings to House Sparrows but slimmer in appearance and has a longer tail with white along…
Reed Bunting (Female)
Has similar plumage and markings to House Sparrows but slimmer in appearance and has a longer tail with white along…
House Sparrow (Male)
A very familiar but declining species, once you start looking closely at them, you will see that they come in…
House Sparrow (Female)
Female House Sparrows can look like female Chaffinches but the beak is thicker and hasn’t got the noticeable white streaks…
Dunnock
Despite its old name of Hedge Sparrow, this belongs to a completely different family and behaves in a different way….