Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) Nikon D7200, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
f/6.3, 1/500s, ISO 500, 480mm
My favourite small bird. It really is tiny at about 14 cm (5 1/2 in) in length but that includes its tail which is about 60% of the total. It can also weighs as little as 5g (0.18oz) which is the same as a goldcrest, but is usually a little heavier, up to 8g (0.28oz). I have seen fledglings which are truly miniscule.
They tend to live in flocks and I have seen as many as 30 at a time but more commonly around 10-15.
You will almost always hear them before you see them, they make a high pitched pip sound as they keep in touch as they flit through the trees and bushes.
I see them almost everyday on our bird feeders in the garden and they cheer me up no end as they all try to fit on one feeder.
Excellent, you might be able to see the Aegithalos caudatus caudatus sub-species. It has an almost pure white head. I haven't seen one, we get the Europaeus sub-species here.
https://ebird.org/species/lottit1