Steve the blue tit causes problems for police with his penchant for CCTV cameras

Steve the blue tit flies towards the camera for his close-up. Photo / Twitter / @GlosPolice_FCR

An attention-seeking blue tit has been causing problems for police in Gloucester.

The feathered suspect has taken a liking to CCTV cameras and has been blocking shots by sitting in front of various lenses.

Officers have had their view of the streets obscured so often by the little fellow that they have appealed for information about him.

The bird is described as "very small, quite roundly shaped, with blue and yellow plumage".

Gloucestershire Police Force Control Room has affectionately nicknamed him "Steve".

One piece of CCTV footage shows the blue tit hurtling towards the camera, high above a mobile cash machine.

D-Shift FCR are appealing for information around the movements and identify of the pictured subject who has been paying particular attention to specific CCTV Cameras in Gloucester City Centre. #namethatbird pic.twitter.com/gliqiNZXtV

— Force Control Room (@GlosPolice_FCR) February 4, 2018

Another is a little more blurry as the wanted bird gets right in front of the camera and tries to stick his beak into the lens.

"He must like his reflection in the lens," one officer said.

"He keeps getting in the way and is always blurred and out of focus because he's so close."

The force announced that Steve was "back on his rounds again" on Monday, sharing an image of him peering into a camera.

On Sunday, they appealed for information about the "movements and identity of the pictured subject".

Bluetits often peck at their own reflections in windows or glass believing that another bird if intruding near its nest site as they try to protect their breeding territory.

The birds are well adapted to gardens and towns. In winter, they form flocks with other tits, roaming the countryside and visiting gardens in groups