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John Aitchison presents the wren.

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

John Aitchison presents the wren. You'll often see the male wren, with its tail cocked jauntily, singing from a fence-post or shrub, bill wide and trembling with the effort of producing that ear-splitting territorial advertisement. It's the extrovert side of what can be an introvert bird that normally creeps, like a mouse, among banks of foliage or in crevices between rocks. They can live almost anywhere from mountain crags and remote islands to gardens and city parks.

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2 minutes

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Fri 24 Feb 2023 05:58

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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  • Tue 11 Feb 2014 05:58
  • Tue 3 Mar 2015 05:58
  • Fri 13 Jan 2017 05:58
  • Wed 9 Jan 2019 05:58
  • Mon 12 Oct 2020 05:58
  • Fri 24 Feb 2023 05:58

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