8-4-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COAL TIT (Periparus ater)

The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now included in this species. 

A favourite nesting site is a hole in a decaying tree stump, usually at ground level. The nest is located deep within the hole. Other sites include holes in the ground, the burrows of mice or rabbits, crevices in walls, old nests of Pica magpies or other large birds, and squirrel dreys. The nest is made of tightly packed moss, hair and grass, and is lined with rabbit fur or feathers. Seven to eleven red-spotted white eggs are usually laid in May, and this species typically breeds once a year.