Dunnock
(Prunella modularis)
Often
called the Hedge Sparrow, it isn't a sparrow but an accentor
- the only one found in Britain. Common in gardens, parks
and woodlands, it often skulks in thick shrubbery. It is
mainly an insect feeder (as the thin bill suggests).
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The streaky brown body and grey head are not very striking
and it is often confused with the House Sparrow. Taken at
Rutland Water, Leicestershire, UK.
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On a windy,
winter's day, this Dunnock's neck feathers are ruffled by
the breeze. Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.
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The
pale legs often help to identify the Dunnock. Rutland Water,
Leicestershire, UK.
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Watermead
Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.
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Like
many song birds, the Dunnock finds a high or prominent twig
from which to sing. Thornton reservoir , Leicestershire, UK.
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Cossington
Meadows , Leicestershire, UK.
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Rutland Water, UK.
17th February 2006
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