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Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

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Field Notes

Description:

Spend most of their time in trees, in unusual positions such as running along the undersides of branches, but this one was mostly feeding on the ground with Dunnocks, Robins and Blackbirds.

Habitat:

Wooded area behind hotel.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)

Joshua, it is worth remembering that the terms European, Eurasian, Common, Northern and several others were coined by Americans to differentiate between them and American birds, many of which had been incorrectly named by early settlers, such as the American Robin which is actually a Thrush, as is our own Blackbird. These prefixes are rarely used in the UK, not even in books, and most other countries have names in their own languages. As far as Project Noah is concerned the Common name is that in general use where the species was seen. The Latinised Binomial is used to differentiate between species.
Beautiful series Malcolm,it's first time i saw one of these in the floor,it's a very cool bird,congrats and thanks for sharing
It's actually a Eurasian Nuthatch. It is similar to a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
Can't say I've ever seen a nuthatch on the ground before.....

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