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Treecreeper

(Certhia familiaris)

Alert Status: Green - 13% increase
Identifying Features: Streaked brown back, white underparts. Long, downward-curved beak
Average Length: 12.5 cm
Average Lifespan: 2 years
Average Wingspan: 17-21cm
Beak type: Specialist

Feeding:
Natural: Search the bark of tree trunks for small insects and larvae, spiders; some seeds.
How to feed: Hanging feeders
What to feed: Suet treats, seeds, mealworms
Nesting: Nest built behind loose bark, ivy or cladding; made from twigs, grass & moss

Where to see: UK-wide; spiralling up tree trunks in suitable woodland

13 - December - Tree Creeper.jpg

Treecreeper song by Paul Driver, Xeno-ca

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