The Garden Bird you Never See.. The Timid Wren

The tiny wren is probably a bird that you never see. Quite a common bird in number but a rare bird in sightings.

These tiny birds seem to spend a lot of time creeping around the base of plants and around the lower branches of bushes. As an insect eater they struggle to find food in winter.

The Wren is a very timid bird and you never seem to notice them. You may see a movement or a shadow under a bush or around the base of plants. But you very rarely get a good look at the Wren

I spent a day last summer making some wren boxes and dotting them around my garden. Hopefully this year i get lucky and one builds a nest in one.

info source

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/wren

The Wren

The wrens are mostly small, brownish passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 89 species divided into 19 genera.

Scientific name: Troglodytidae

Did you know: Wrens are Britain's most common breeding bird, but their small size and reliance on insects mean they perish easily during prolonged periods of cold weather.