Wren ©Andy Rouse/2020VISION
Wren
The tiny wren, with its typically cocked tail, is a welcome and common visitor to gardens across town and countryside. It builds its domed nests in sheltered bushes and rock crevices.
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Troglodytes troglodytesPryd i'w gweld
January to DecemberSpecies information
Ystadegau
Length: 10cmWingspan: 15cm
Weight: 10g
Average lifespan: 2 years
Common. Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021). Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.
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The diminutive wren can be found in almost any habitat where there are insects to eat and bushes or rock crevices in which to build their domed nest out of moss and twigs. In fact, the wren is the most common breeding bird in in the UK; there are currently 8.6 million breeding wren territories. It is scarcer in northern England and Scotland and upland areas.Sut i'w hadnabod
A tiny, brown bird with a short, cocked tail and a loud voice, the wren is unmistakable.Dosbarthiad
Widespread.Roeddech chi yn gwybod?
There are a number of subspecies of wren, including the Fair Isle wren (Troglodytes troglodytes Fridariensis) and the St Kilda wren (Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis). Both are endemic breeding birds of their respective isles in Scotland.Gwyliwch
Wren (https://vimeo.com/413559811)
Wren by Tom Hibbert