Long-tailed Tit

A tiny, long-tailed bird usually travelling in sociable flocks.

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Finding guide

Habitat first

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: All year
Where to start: Watch foliage and trunks from public paths through mature woodland.
What to do when you arrive: Listen for thin contact calls and watch a party passing through a hedge one by one. The very long tail and tiny round body stand out; let the flock pass you.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

A tiny round body and exceptionally long tail, with black, white and pinkish plumage. Irish birds usually have dark head stripes; some continental forms are white-headed.

Habitat

Woodland, mature trees, wooded edges and gardens.

Behaviour

Flocks glean tiny invertebrates from twigs and build soft, domed nests.

When to look

All year

Where to look

Watch foliage and trunks from public paths through mature woodland.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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