Birding The Nothe

Great Tit Parus major

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Compilation of records each year:

2003 - A resident breeding species - 2 or 3 pairs again bred. Birds seen feeding young on 16 Jun. Numbers seem to be stable. Max 11 on 20 Sep - perhaps a small post-breeding dispersal movement. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 5 7 8 6 2 7 8 3 11 8 5 2

2002 - A resident breeding species - 2 or 3 pairs bred. Birds feeding young on 25 May. Numbers stable. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 7 6 4 6 8 5 6 9 10 8 6 4

2001 - A resident breeding species- probably 2 pairs bred. Birds feeding young on 7 July. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 6 4 4 6 5 2 6 7 5 8 4 8

2000 - A resident breeding species. Max 10 on 23 Jan. Birds feeding young on 22 July. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 10 4 6 4 6 1 3 3 8 7 7 4

1985 - Resident. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 4 2 3 2 2       3 3    

1984 - Two regularly present. Monthly maxima :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 2 2 2 2           2 3 2

1983 - Only recorded sporadically, with none in Jul & Aug. Monthly maxima, with no of days recorded in brackets:

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 3(2) 2(3) 1(1) 1(1) 2(2) 4(2) 0(0) 0(0) 3(5) 4(6) 1(4) 1(1)

1982 - Only recorded sporadically. Max 6 on 2 Nov. Monthly maxima from Oct, with no of days recorded in brackets:

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. (2) (3) (1) (0) (2) (2)   (1) (11) 3(4) 6(5) 1(1)