Tits & Chickadees in Devon
5 species matching this filter.
Devon's diverse habitats, from ancient oak woodlands on Dartmoor to sheltered hedgerows and garden feeders across the county, support a healthy population of tits and chickadees. Five species from this family have been recorded in the region, including the widespread Blue Tit and Great Tit, as well as the increasingly scarce Willow Tit and Marsh Tit, which favour the county's mature deciduous woodlands and damp copses.
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
A common and familiar garden resident throughout Devon. Readily uses nest boxes and feeders, with numbers boosted in winter by continental birds.
Year-round
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
A common resident of Devon's conifer and mixed woodlands, also visiting garden feeders. Smaller than Blue Tit with a distinctive peaked crest.
Year-round
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
A common resident found in virtually every Devon habitat with trees. A dominant visitor to garden feeders with a bold, assertive character.
Year-round
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
An uncommon resident of Devon's mature deciduous woodlands and hedgerows. Sedentary and territorial, often found in the same patch year-round.
Year-round
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
A rare passage visitor in late winter, on the very edge of its declining UK range. Devon lies well south of its remaining strongholds.
Feb–Mar