Eurasian Wren: In winter

In the south the Eurasian Wren is resident, and winter is the species' great bottleneck.

  • Cold-sensitive: because it lives on insects, severe, snowy winters hit the population hard.
  • Communal roosting: to survive cold nights, wrens huddle together in tightly packed groups inside a nest box or cavity — sometimes more than twenty birds have been counted in a single nest.
  • Habitat: it keeps to sheltered, damp spots with dense undergrowth.

More about the Eurasian Wren

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • Nest boxes
  • Diet
  • Migration
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