The Songs and Calls of the Great Tit

The great tit has an extensive vocabulary of over seventy songs and calls that it uses for communication. This video contains some of the more familiar songs and calls that you may hear and includes spectrographs to assist in distinguishing between the different songs and helps to visualise their composition.

[donnasymons]

At last - I have found what the bird song I have been hearing is. I`ve been searching through loads of videos and none of them described that 2 note call. This channel is so interesting. Thank you thank you.

[viewfinder-ianjhicks]

Excellent footage Maurice, your skill, knowledge and patience make these videos a must for all those interested in Thanks for Thumbs up from ATB Ian

[markpilgrim]

At last! You have identified for me the sawing song that wakes me in the morning. Thank you!

[AnonAnonAnon]

A fantastic video! For the last five years I have had a few pairs nesting in my back garden. The mating call has been going on now for the last two weeks as well as exploration of the numerous bird boxes dotted around the garden. This vid gives an excellent explanation of those calls I hear all the time! Thanks.

[suzydittmar]

So interesting and helpful - and such a lovely voice. Thank you!

[wannabegrownup]

Very interesting and informative video - and well-edited too!

[kefgregory]

Brilliant ;expertly explained and made do simple to remember

[maeterith]

A great video. Now I know who the sounds are coming from. Thanks.

[gailh]

Your videos are really very interesting and helpful in identifying different birds. Your meticulous recordings are such a wonderful resource. Thankyou.

[bellamoonnature]

Wonderful footage & info!
Fantastic share Maurice... thank you!

[SarahJay]

I’ve been woken by these calls each spring for the past couple of years, but just this morning caught sight of a great tit at the same time. It won’t make me any less grumpy at 5am tomorrow, but it’s good to finally know who to blame!! (and to have identified another visitor to the trees behind my flat.)

[raefre]

Absolutely brilliant resource. Well done.

[annieoboyle]

Oh thank you so much. That is amazing and beautifully explained.

[travellingtom]

What an amazing video. Thank you very much.

[craftywildcamps]

Teacher, teacher, very apt as you have taught me a few things. I loved the false alarm calls, I have often wondered if our British birds use a shared communication. Great video as always. Steve.

[MikesMovies]

This is just amazing, thanks so much, I have been into recording birds since I was 12 but ID is always hard. Have subbed

[merxeddie]

Most instructing and brilliantly done.ThankYou

[norbertnedsworth]

Very informative and well produced. Thanks for your superb effort

[RandomButtonPusher]

Enjoyed this very much Maurice. I need to get better at recognizing my own local birds' calls.

[kathih]

Thank you for that! What an excellent video! I've been hearing the one at 3:24 for the last few days and couldn't figure out what it was. Then managed to spot that it was some kind of tit today so this really helped me nail it down as most websites just give the most common call and don't go into so much detail.