Dunnock picking seeds from our garden floor
This is one of the most common, yet most unknown birds in the Netherlands. Likely this is due to its relatively dull appearance, which it makes up by song. Furthermore, it is a bird that is easily missed, as it spends most of its time on the floor.
The dunnock is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 14, 2014. Captured Mar 14, 2014 13:14.
