Bird school

• Brambling
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• Garden warbler
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• Green woodpecker
• House martin
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• Lesser whitethroat
• Lesser spotted woodpecker
• Marsh tit
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• Pied flycatcher
• Redpoll
• Rook
• Redstart
• Robin
• Spotted flycatcher
• Siskin
• Starling
• Song thrush
• Yellowhammer
• Winter wren
• Willow
• Tree sparrow
• Wood pigeon
• White wagtail
• Willow tit
• Whitethroat

The winter wren

Did you know?

The male

The winter wren’s scientific family name comes from the Greek and means”the one who dwells in caves”. According to Swedish folklore the winter wren is a chubby little fellow with a big head who runs like a little mouse on heaps of brushwood and turned-up roots, always with the little tail pointing proudly straight up.

Appearance
The winter wren has a thin, long beak which is slightly pressed together, with narrow nostrils that are covered by an arched membrane. Short, cupped and rounded wings and a short, rounded tail which stands upright. The legs on the other hand are long. The back of the bird is a dark reddish brown with thin, blackish crosswise lines; these are also found on the belly. The abdomen is rusty brown with black crosswise lines. There is a whitish line over the eye; the throat and the breast are white with a small hint of blue.

Similar bird
Due to its small stature and brown colours it is hard to mistake it for something else. The treecreeper has an oblong form and different behaviour.

Sounds and song
The call is a dry rattle which can turn into a clicking if it is irritated. The song is fast and bouncing with clear tones mixed with humming warbles.

Food and bird tables
Rarely seen at the bird table.
Lives off insects and berries in the autumn and off meat in the winter.

The nest and hollows
The nests consist of moss, are lined with feathers and placed in sprig shrubs, turned-up roots or juniper shrubs. The male builds several nests to stay the night in – ingenious constructions, large and spherically shaped.