Main content

Treecreeper

Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper. Treecreepers are common woodland birds but because their high-pitched almost whispering song, is often drowned out by the dawn chorus, they're often overlooked. The first glimpse may be a silhouette, its belly close to the bark, braced by stiff tail feathers. It has a curved, tweezer-like bill with with which it delicately probes for hidden insects and spiders deep in the crevices of the bark.

Available now

2 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Aug 2023 05:58

Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

Webpage image courtesy of Roger Tidman (rspb-images.com)

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Mar 2014 05:58
  • Sun 16 Mar 2014 08:58
  • Mon 23 Mar 2015 05:58
  • Wed 16 Mar 2016 05:58
  • Tue 7 Feb 2017 05:58
  • Wed 15 Mar 2017 05:58
  • Mon 8 Jul 2019 05:58
  • Fri 9 Apr 2021 05:58
  • Fri 8 Jul 2022 05:58
  • Thu 31 Aug 2023 05:58

Podcast: Planet Puffin

Podcast: Planet Puffin

Exploring all things puffin - the silly and the serious, the scientific and the cultural.

Try this new podcast

Five stories of birds and birdsong are told by the people inspired by them.

Podcast