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Nuthatch – Sitta europaea
The Nuthatch is a very pretty bird and quite distinctive in its plumage which makes it very easy to identify, they have strong bills which they need for removing bark and/or retrieving stored food ie nuts. The Nuthatch is very happy to visit gardens and enjoys the food people put out for the birds, they are also very persistent in ensuring they get as much food as they need by being a little bullish with the other birds around the feeders. They however prefer insects which they collect from tree trunks and branches but in the winter months they conceal surplus nuts in tree bark so they can retrieve them when natural food is scarce, they use their bills to hammer these nuts open. They nest in tree cavities also old Woodpecker nests, they lay between 6 to 8 eggs and it is the female who incubates the eggs and the chicks hatch after about 14 days then both parents feed their chicks and they fledge the nest after about 25 days.
Nuthatch – Sitta europaea
The Nuthatch is a very pretty bird and quite distinctive in its plumage which makes it very easy to identify, they have strong bills which they need for removing bark and/or retrieving stored food ie nuts. The Nuthatch is very happy to visit gardens and enjoys the food people put out for the birds, they are also very persistent in ensuring they get as much food as they need by being a little bullish with the other birds around the feeders. They however prefer insects which they collect from tree trunks and branches but in the winter months they conceal surplus nuts in tree bark so they can retrieve them when natural food is scarce, they use their bills to hammer these nuts open. They nest in tree cavities also old Woodpecker nests, they lay between 6 to 8 eggs and it is the female who incubates the eggs and the chicks hatch after about 14 days then both parents feed their chicks and they fledge the nest after about 25 days.