The nuthatch is another woodland bird that has adapted well to gardens, and many of us will have seen one hanging expertly from a peanut feeder.
In the spring they tend to be higher up in the trees, and less easy to see among the leaves. This is when knowing their calls makes them much easier to find.
The sound we encounter most often is the ‘dweep dweep’…
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