Certhia familiaris

Interesting facts: The tree-creeper is with us the whole year round as a native song bird. It feeds mostly on insects and spiders, which it finds in the tree bark. At the same time, the little bird hops spiralling up tree trunks. You hardly notice when it changes tree. To do this it drops sideways from the tree to land again with open wings. Martens, jays and crows are often the cause of considerable young bird losses. It compensates for this with an overlapping second brood. For this, a new clutch is laid before the young animals of the previous clutch have flown the nest.

Characteristics: beige-coloured to brown plumage, abdomen, breast and throat light, distinctive supercilium and eye stripe; comparatively long beak

Body length: Less than 20 cm (sparrow length)