Wren

Almost the smallest bird in Great Britain, the wren is only about 10cm long and weighs only 9g.

Characteristics
The wren is a tiny brown bird, it is dumpy, almost rounded, with a fine bill, quite long legs and toes, very short round wings and a short, narrow tail which is sometimes cocked up vertically.

Habitat
The Wren can be found in numerous environments; such as woodland, farmland, heath-land, moorland, islands and the Wren is a regular visitor to most gardens. The male builds a number of domed nests, one of which the female chooses and lines with feathers.

Behaviour
The Wren is very common, but not very well known, as it rarely comes out into the open, but stays under cover. It hops from one branch of a bush to the next looking for insects and grubs. Its pointy beak is good for getting insects out of cracks in the bark of trees. Wrens are often mistaken for mice as they hop around on the ground under bushes and shrubs. They eat mainly worms, spiders and insects, but will occasionally eat berries.

For such a small bird it has a remarkably loud voice. An explosive ‘tit-tit-tit’ is the call; the song is a shrill, rattling warble.
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