Nuthatch - Sitta europaea

Nuthatches are delightful little birds with neat grey and buff plumage with a black eyestripe. They hop up, down and around the trunks and branches of large trees searching for insects amongst the bark, frequently in head down position. They can be found in mature woodland and parks, and will use bird feeding tables and nest boxes. You can also observe them on the ground, where they will clean up around picnic tables or search for seed and nuts.

In shape and habits they are rather like a small woodpecker and usually nest in an old woodpecker hole in a tree.

Two Nuthatches in a Cedar of Lebanon in the park at the Chateau of Chenonceau.