A Word from Our Secretary
Dear Fellow Enthusiast,
Welcome to smalltits.club — the foremost digital registry and society dedicated to the small tit species of the Northern Hemisphere. Since our founding in 1887, the Society has tirelessly championed the cause of these remarkable, often-overlooked birds. We are genuinely delighted that you have found your way to us.
The small tit — diminutive in stature, magnificent in character — is among the most captivating subjects in all of ornithology. Whether you have come to study the Periparus ater, to marvel at the acrobatic feats of the Aegithalos caudatus, or simply to appreciate a fine small tit in its natural habitat, you are among friends here.
We invite you to browse our Species Registry, acquaint yourself with the distinguished roster of small tits therein, and — should you feel the calling — to join our Society as a Full Member. Membership carries with it certain privileges, not least the quiet satisfaction of knowing one belongs to something rather special.
The small tit asks nothing of you. It requires no reciprocation. It simply exists, magnificently small, and we are all the richer for it.
Reginald Thrush-Pemberton III
Honorary Secretary, smalltits.club · In post since 1991
The Species Registry
Become a Member
Membership in the Society is open to all persons of good character who harbour a sincere appreciation for small tit species. There is no examination. There is no fee. There is only the tit.
Your application has been formally accepted. Please retain this certificate for your records.
Did You Know?
- The Blue Tit can hang upside-down from a twig while feeding — a skill most humans would struggle to replicate under any circumstances.
- Despite their modest dimensions, tits produce calls of considerable projection. The Coal Tit's song has been recorded carrying over 200 metres.
- Long-tailed Tits construct their nests using up to 2,000 individual feathers. The Society considers this excessive, yet undeniably impressive.
- The word "tit" derives from the Old Norse tittr, meaning something small. The Society finds this etymologically satisfying.
- A group of tits is formally known as a "banditry." The Society's Annual General Meeting is therefore, technically, a banditry.
- The Marsh Tit and Willow Tit are so visually similar that even experienced ornithologists occasionally confuse them. The Society finds this quietly embarrassing.