Blue tit magnet – Backyard Heroes

Discover the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), one of Europe's most colourful and acrobatic garden birds. With their striking bright blue crest, yellow belly, and lively personality, blue tits bring colour and energy to your backyard all year round. As agile acrobats, they hang upside down from branches and feeders in search of insects, seeds, and nectar — a daily show for any garden enthusiast.

This premium magnet features stunning wildlife photography that captures the vibrant colours and playful expression of this beloved garden visitor.

Conservation Status: Least Concern

• Population: Widespread in Europe (locally declining due to habitat loss)
• Habitat: Deciduous forests, gardens, parks, and hedgerows throughout Europe
• Major threats: Loss of old trees with cavities, pesticide use, climate change
• Ecological role: Natural pest controller — feeds young exclusively with caterpillars and insects
• Breeding behaviour: Nests in tree cavities and nest boxes with a 25mm entrance hole

Fascinating facts:

• Blue tits can collect up to 1,000 caterpillars per day when raising young
• They are one of the few birds that can open milk bottles — a learned behaviour that spread throughout Europe
• Blue tits sleep in small cavities to stay warm during cold nights
• They have excellent spatial memory and remember hundreds of food caches
• The blue crest of the blue tit reflects ultraviolet light — visible to other blue tits but not to humans

How to attract blue tits to your garden?

• Offer peanuts, sunflower seeds, and fat balls at feeders
• Hang nest boxes with a 25mm entrance hole
• Plant native trees and shrubs as a natural food source
• Provide fresh water for drinking and bathing
• Avoid pesticides — let natural food chains thrive

We collaborate with organisations that make a real, measurable contribution to wildlife protection. Together, we are building a community of wildlife ambassadors — one magnet at a time.

With the purchase of this magnet, we donate €2.00 to wildlife protection – directly contributing to the conservation of the blue tit and its habitat.

Part of our Garden Heroes collection — turn your fridge into a tribute to the acrobatic splash of colour in the European garden.