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We will take a look at some birds who winter in Estonia but are only rarely seen at bird feeders.

 

The adults of crested tits can be recognized by their black-and-white head crest, which no other tit has. Crested tits are usually not seen outside forests, but they may be surprise visitors at bird feeders on occasions. But they can be looked for in pine woods. The fine thin chirruping that is sometimes heard in the forest may come from a crested tit. In summer and autumn the birds store up spiders and other delicacies in bark crevices and now go looking for them.