Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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 Wider Countryside Report
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Regional Trends:
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Scotland
Wales
England
English Regions
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Distribution:
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Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
BBS Maps
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
2 million territories
in 2000
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First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
netwoni AMBER (Important Population), major GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
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Also common in:
Villages
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And found in:
Scrub, Arable Farmland, Pasture Farmland, Towns, Coniferous Wood
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Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
36 to 76 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Survey Results:
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BirdTrack
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Garden BirdWatch
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
18 x 14 mm
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Egg Weight:
1.7 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
2802
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Clutch Size:
7 - 9 eggs
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7.94 ± 1.86 (2 - 16) N = 3197
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Incubation:
13- 15 days
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13.85 ± 1.29 (12 - 16) N = 3197
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
18 - 21days
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18.06 ± 1.96 (15 - 21.5) N = 5175
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
26 Apr (10 Apr - 17 May)
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
45484
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.542
± 0.011
(M:0.583
± 0.028;
F:0.555
± 0.034)
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Juvenile Survival:
0.380 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
3
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
13 years 11 months 5 days (set in 1990)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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75.0 ± 3.8
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Range
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71 - 79 mm, N =53986
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Juvenile:
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74.5 ± 2.1
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71 - 78 mm, N =34300
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Male:
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76.5 ± 4.7
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73 - 79 mm, N =27388
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Female:
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73.5 ± 1.8
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71 - 76 mm, N =26096
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Weight
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Adult:
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18.61 ± 2.78
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Range
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16.60 - 20.80 g , N =42606
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Juvenile:
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18.56 ± 3.05
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16.60 - 20.60 g , N =27373
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Male:
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19.12 ± 3.28
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17.30 - 21.00 g , N =21527
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Female:
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18.09 ± 2.05
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16.30 - 20.20 g , N =20699
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
Currac-baintighearna
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Welsh:
Titw Mawr
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Danish:
Musvit
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Dutch:
Koolmees
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Finnish:
Talitiainen
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French:
Mésange charbonničre
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German:
Kohlmeise
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Hungarian:
Széncinege
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Icelandic:
Flotmeisa
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Irish:
Meantán Mór
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Italian:
Cinciallegra
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Norwegian:
Kjřttmeis
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Polish:
Bogatka
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Portuguese:
Chapim-real
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Spanish:
Carbonero común
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Swedish:
Talgoxe
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Perrins, C. 1979 British tits Collins, London
[598.922 PER]
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Gosler, A. 1993 The great tit Hamlyn, London
[598.933 GOS]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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