The note by Graham Martin (Brit. Birds 112: 687) describing Long-tailed Tits Aegithalos caudatus stealing nesting material from a Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris reminded me of a similar interaction between Long-tailed Tits and Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus.
The Long-tailed Tit is a rare and occasional breeder in the Outer Hebrides, but one or two pairs bred su
...This article is only available to registered users.
To read more, please log in or purchase a subscription.