Eurasian Treecreeper

🔍 Overview

Tiny and camouflaged, the Treecreeper is a specialist of Sussex woodland—often climbing up tree trunks hunting for insects.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Size: Small (12–13 cm)

Plumage: Brown streaked back, white underparts

Distinctive Marks: Curved bill, stiff tail

Bill: Down-curved and fine

Tail: Thin and stiff

Flight: Fluttery between trees

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Common in old woodlands, parks, and tree-lined gardens across Sussex, especially where mature bark is present.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

High thin “tsee” calls. Climbs in spiral up trunks, flicking tail; descends by flying to the base of another tree.

🍴 Diet

Insects and spiders in bark crevices.

📸 Birding Tip

Look for bark-foraging up tree trunks in mature woodland. Often easily overlooked except for behaviour.