🌍 Dunnock (Prunella modularis) The Dunnock is a small, brown-backed bird with a distinctive slate-grey head and breast, making males and females visually identical. Widespread across Europe and into temperate Asian Russia, it is a resident species common in gardens, parks, and hedgerows, where it maintains a shy and secretive nature. Often called the 'hedge sparrow,' its typical behaviour involves hopping or shuffling along the ground beneath cover, frequently flicking its wings. Seven subspecies are currently recognised. Gemini 3 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The Dunnock is notable for its unusually complex and variable breeding strategies that often involve non-monogamy. 📷: Photo by Gruendercoach via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/dunnock-passerine-bird-animal-8602735/ NMYM

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🌍 Dunnock (Prunella modularis) The dunnock is a small, sparrow-like bird with a brownish-grey plumage, a darker head, and a paler belly. It's a common sight across Europe and western Russia, often found hopping on the ground in gardens, woodlands, and hedgerows. Known for its shy demeanor, the Dunnock is often seen alone, creeping along the edges of flowerbeds or near bushes. Seven subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by TheOtherKev via Pixabay QGXM

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Dunnock on Hawthorn hedge near Ron Barker Hide, Martin Mere.

Chaffinch (winter plumage male) at feeding station, Kear Hide, Martin Mere. .

Blue Tit at feeding station, Kear Hide, Martin Mere.

Great Tit (male) at feeding station, Kear Hide, Martin Mere. .

Bird portraits taken at Martin Mere on 15th Jan 2025. 🐦❤️

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Dunnock by feeding station, Kear Hide, Martin Mere. Small bird with brown iris, thin dark bill, grey head and breast, grey-brown on crown and ear coverts, brown dark streaked upperparts, and brown mottling on breast sides becoming streaks on paler buff flanks.

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Dunnock, Martin Mere WWT Reserve, 8th March 2023.

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