Species guide

Eurasian blue tit

Harmless

Cyanistes caeruleus

How to recognise it

A tiny, bright bird with a blue cap, wings and tail, yellow underparts, and white cheeks crossed by a dark eye-line.

Is it dangerous?

A harmless, acrobatic feeder regular across the UK and Europe.

Recorded 11,117,510 times in the wild worldwide.

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