Taken at Otmoor, Oxon., on April 13th 2017.
(1/250th sec at f11. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 9 - 10.5cm

The Wren is a tiny brown bird. It has a dumpy, almost rounded body, with a fine bill, quite long legs and toes, very short round wings and a short, narrow tail which is sometimes cocked up vertically. For such a small bird it has a remarkably loud voice.

It can be found throughout the British Isles.

It breeds in woodland with dense undergrowth, in overgrown clearings and scrub, also on barren islands with hedges, shrubbery, walls, etc.

Wrens spend much of their time hidden in undergrowth, but their loud song gives them away.

There are around 8.5 million breeding territories, making it the commonest British breeding bird.

Sightings

14-Apr-2024	:	Hackpen Hill, Oxon	(1)
05-Apr-2024	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
16-Mar-2024	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(4+)
24-Feb-2024	:	Aston, Oxon
09-Jan-2024	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
17-Dec-2023	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
08-Dec-2023	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
18-May-2023	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(h)
29-Apr-2023	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
28-Apr-2023	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
17-Apr-2023	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(2)
15-Apr-2023	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
07-Apr-2023	:	Blowingstone Hill, Oxon	(1)
03-Apr-2023	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
19-Mar-2023	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
15-Feb-2023	:	Great Tew, Oxon	(1)
30-Jan-2023	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(1)
02-Jan-2023	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
26-Dec-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
20-Dec-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(5)
08-Dec-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
07-Dec-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
28-Oct-2022	:	Tophill Low, E. Yorks	(1)
31-Aug-2022	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(2)
26-Aug-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(2)
01-Jul-2022	:	Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon	(1)
09-Jun-2022	:	Aston, Oxon
30-May-2022	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(h)
21-May-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(h)
05-May-2022	:	Gilfach, Powys	(2)
04-May-2022	:	Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion	(1)
23-Apr-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(2+)
15-Apr-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(h)
13-Apr-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(h)
11-Apr-2022	:	Chimney Meadows, Oxon	(2)
05-Apr-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(2)
03-Apr-2022	:	Buckland Warren, Oxon
28-Mar-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(2)
23-Mar-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
21-Mar-2022	:	Chimney Meadows, Oxon	(1)
16-Mar-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
15-Mar-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(2)
13-Mar-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
27-Feb-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
23-Feb-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
09-Feb-2022	:	Abingdon, Oxon	(1)
07-Feb-2022	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(1)
22-Jan-2022	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(1)
20-Jan-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(4)
17-Jan-2022	:	Chimney Meadows, Oxon	(2)