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

"We're happier sat in an oak tree ten foot from the ground, watching blue tits feeding on caterpillars – involved and immersed in that natural world."

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"And they think I'm somehow inferior because I do blue tits in the garden."

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This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the tree sparrow, the blue tit and the wood pigeon.

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Ms Gray described how her mother's stone featured a ball of wool and knitting needles, because she loved to knit, as well as a blue tit, because she enjoyed watching the birds in her garden.

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Researchers found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for the blue tit.

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