Which UK bird is this?

[bobnewboy]

Hi All,

The missus and I were out for a walk today, and we spotted this bird. Since I don't recognise it, could one of you confirm it's common name?

Cheers, Bob

 

[birchwood]

It's a nuthatch , we always knew when he was on our bird feeder, we called him Tappy .

 

[Mesquite]

Yup... what he said.

Beautiful birds. I can't remember which way it moves on the trees as it searches, either up or down and treecreepers move the opposite way

 

[bobnewboy]

Ah, nuthatch! Thanks. It’s a pretty little thing, noticeably bigger than a blue tit, which were also in the area. I never saw one in Surrey, well not one that I noted, but since moving to Somerset there’s a heck of a lot more birdlife around.

Cheers, Bob

 

[Broch]

Yup... what he said.

Beautiful birds. I can't remember which way it moves on the trees as it searches, either up or down and treecreepers move the opposite way

Nuthatches can move and feed both ways; treecreepers can only go up a tree. That's why the top of trees are full of treecreepers

 

[Trencakey]

I have a pair in the local bit of forestry that I feed everyday,stonking little birds.

 

[Robson Valley]

We've got Nuthatches here too, but they are not common like the Chickadees.
Soon as I rig a few IED for the squirrels, I might see more of them at what's left of the feeders.

 

[Janne]

Common all over temperate Europe and east.
Those birdies a fun to watch.