Penduline Tit
Remiz pendulinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
DT
PENTI
14900
Family: Passeriformes > Remizidae
Penduline Tit is a scarce visitor to Britain, with the number of records in the low hundreds.
Several breeding season records, which have included reports of lone males constructing nests, led to hopes of breeding but were ultimately disappointing. Bird ringing has shown that at least some individuals originate in Scandinavia.
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BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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East Yorkshire, 1966 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map. In recent years most records have been in counties south of a line from the Severn to the Wash.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in breeding season | 1 |
| % occupied in breeding season | 0.03 |
| No. occupied in winter | 13 |
| % occupied in winter | 0.4 |
European Distribution Map
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
| % change in range in winter (1981–84 to 2007–11) | +500% |
SEASONALITY
Penduline Tit is a scarce migrant, sometimes encountered in winter.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Penduline Tit, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: DT | 5-letter code: PENTI | Euring: 14900 |
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