Taken at Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion, on May 3rd 2018.
(1/1000th sec at f9. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 12 - 14.5 cm

The Nuthatch is a plump bird about the size of a Great Tit. It is blue-grey above and whitish below, with chestnut on its sides and under its tail. It has a black stripe on its head, a long black pointed bill, and short legs.

Nuthatches are only found in England and Wales in the British Isles, but they are widely distributed in Europe and Russia.

They breed in mature woods and parkland. Nests are made in tree-holes.

Nuthatches seldom travel far from the woods in which they were hatched.

Green status. There are about 220000 breeding pairs in England and Wales.

Sightings

05-Apr-2024	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
04-May-2023	:	Cnwch Wood, Powys	(1)
03-May-2023	:	Gilfach, Powys	(2)
15-Feb-2023	:	Great Tew, Oxon	(1)
20-Jan-2023	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
05-May-2022	:	Gilfach, Powys	(2)
04-May-2022	:	Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion	(2)
03-May-2022	:	Cnwch Wood, Powys	(1)
03-May-2022	:	Builth Wells, Powys	(1)
22-Jan-2022	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(3)
01-May-2021	:	Radley Large Wood, Oxon	(1)
24-Apr-2021	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
02-Feb-2021	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
06-Jan-2021	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
07-Nov-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
13-Jun-2020	:	Fence Wood, Berks	(6)
19-Apr-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
12-Apr-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
23-Mar-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
06-Jan-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
03-Jan-2020	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
11-Aug-2019	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
22-Jun-2019	:	Waterperry Wood, Oxon	(1)
03-Jun-2019	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(1)
03-May-2019	:	Cnwch Wood, Powys	(2)
20-Apr-2019	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
01-Apr-2019	:	Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxon	(2)
01-Apr-2019	:	University Parks, Oxford, Oxon	(h)
24-Mar-2019	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
20-Jan-2019	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
13-Jan-2019	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
27-Dec-2018	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
04-May-2018	:	Cnwch Wood, Powys	(2)
03-May-2018	:	Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion	(5)
17-Feb-2018	:	Chalfont Park, Oxon	(1)
06-Feb-2018	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
01-Jan-2018	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
17-Nov-2017	:	University Parks, Oxford, Oxon	(1)
11-Jun-2017	:	Velebits National Park, Croatia
07-Jun-2017	:	Irinovac, Croatia
24-Apr-2016	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
01-Jan-2016	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
08-Aug-2015	:	Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon	(1)
24-Jan-2015	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
21-Jun-2014	:	Zhelezhari, Bulgaria
07-Jun-2014	:	Stanford Dingley, Berks	(1)
09-May-2014	:	Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion	(4)
05-May-2014	:	Tregaron Bog, Ceredigion	(1)
28-Apr-2013	:	Mt Ventoux, France	(1)
18-Feb-2012	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)