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  1. Andrew Whitehouse

    why coal tit was named "coal" tit?

    I like to think they registered purely to make this point.
  2. Andrew Whitehouse

    why coal tit was named "coal" tit?

    You could be right.
  3. Andrew Whitehouse

    why coal tit was named "coal" tit?

    I was quite the scamp in those days.
  4. Andrew Whitehouse

    why coal tit was named "coal" tit?

    Welcome to BirdForum. Thanks for picking up on a joke I made 19 years ago!
  5. Andrew Whitehouse

    why coal tit was named "coal" tit?

    In the early days of mining, these small birds were used by miners to extract peanut sized pieces of coal from very narrow seams - hence the name 'Coal Tit'. Possibly.
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