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Description
The largest of the UK's tits, the great tit is a bird of woodland, parks and gardens. It nests in holes in trees, but is just as happy to use nestboxes. Great tits are active feeders, hunting out insects and spiders among the smaller branches and leaves of trees in woodlands. But they are also well-adapted to gardens and towns and will visit birdtables, fighting off other, smaller tits to get to the food. Great Tits have a distinctive song: listen out for a high-pitched sound like a bicycle pump, or a 'teacher teacher' call.

Description
The largest of the UK's tits, the great tit is a bird of woodland, parks and gardens. It nests in holes in trees, but is just as happy to use nestboxes. Great tits are active feeders, hunting out insects and spiders among the smaller branches and leaves of trees in woodlands. But they are also well-adapted to gardens and towns and will visit birdtables, fighting off other, smaller tits to get to the food. Great Tits have a distinctive song: listen out for a high-pitched sound like a bicycle pump, or a 'teacher teacher' call.