Dunnock

The Dunnock or Hedge Sparrow is a small brown and grey bird. It is quiet and unobtrusive and is often seen on its own, creeping along the edge of a flower bed or near to a bush and moving with a rather nervous, shuffling gait often flicking its wings.

Dunnocks can be found throughout the UK all the year round in any well vegetated areas with scrub, brambles and hedges and also in deciduous woodland, farmland edges, parks and gardens.

This photo received a BBC Wildlife magazine photo masterclass commended award in the “Urban and Garden Wildlife” category for April 2007. Please see here for further information.

Date: 23/09/06

Location: Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Essex