Treecreeper

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Old woodland.
Diet: Insects in bark crevices.
Best time to spot: Spirals up tree trunks.

When to look

Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.

How rare is it?

The Treecreeper sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.

Recent UK sightings

Similar birds

• Short-toed TreecreeperEpic · Woods (very rare)
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• BullfinchCommon · Woodland edges
• Common BuzzardCommon · Farmland
• Common ChiffchaffCommon · Woodland
• Eurasian BlackcapCommon · Woodland

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