blue tit

noun

1. an Old World titmouse, Parus caeruleus, having a cobalt-blue crown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue tit¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

By linking the two datasets together, the research team were able to see how fluctuations in moth numbers influenced blue tit population changes over 23 years.

From Science Daily

At Morriston Park in Swansea, near his home, the then nine-year-old ticked off sparrows, starlings, blue tits…but surely not a ring-necked parakeet, external?

From BBC

Birds will adjust their foraging behaviour around a reliable source of supplementary food; Dr Lees says the diminutive blue tit will fly several kilometres to reach a reliably topped-up feeder.

From BBC

There was no reason to think these problems were limited to blue tits, Parker says: “I just became convinced that there was a lot of unreliable stuff out there.”

From Science Magazine

To remember to put that cuckoo’s importance high above the machine that comes to raze its kingdom, and to remember the meagre blue tit is infinitely more than myself.

From The Guardian