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Bird call
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) call
Flocks keep in touch with thin 'see-see-see' notes and a dry, rolling 'tsirrup'.
Listen to the Long-tailed Tit call
A field recording of the Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) by Paul Round, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Long-tailed Tit in woodland and garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Long-tailed Tit
These birds share a course and a habitat with the Long-tailed Tit, so you may hear them in the same places.
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Loud ringing phrases, each one repeated two or three times.
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Dunnock Prunella modularis
A short even slightly scratchy warble from low cover.
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European Robin Erithacus rubecula
A wistful, liquid warble of short varied phrases, sung all year and even at night under streetlights.
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Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
A bright 'tsee-tsee-tsu-hu-hu-hu' ending in a fast trill; scolding churrs at the feeder.
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Great Tit Parus major
A loud, ringing 'teacher-teacher' see-saw, plus a huge range of chinks and churrs.
Questions
Questions about the Long-tailed Tit
What does the Long-tailed Tit sound like?
Flocks keep in touch with thin 'see-see-see' notes and a dry, rolling 'tsirrup'. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Long-tailed Tit?
Song Thrush, Dunnock, European Robin, Eurasian Blue Tit and Great Tit sound similar.
Where can I hear the Long-tailed Tit?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Long-tailed Tit call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 2: Garden Songsters & Finches. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Long-tailed Tit in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Long-tailed Tit comes in Level 2: Garden Songsters & Finches. That Level is about thrushes, finches and little flocks.
Learn it with these birds in Level 2 of Birds of England
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
A short accelerating rattle that ends in a flourish.
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Liquid tinkling twitters, usually given in flight.
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European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
A long wheezy dzweee among canary-like twitters.
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Coal Tit Periparus ater
A fast, high 'pitchoo-pitchoo-pitchoo', thinner and quicker than a Great Tit's song.
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Rock Pigeon Columba livia
A muffled rolling coo-roo-coo and clattering wingbeats on takeoff.
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Learn Long-tailed Tit in SongLark
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