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Birds / Treecreepers
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisAlso known as Eurasian treecreeper
Recording: Volker Arnold / xeno-canto
Sounds like
A very high, thin 'tsree' call and a short song that runs down the scale and ends with a little flourish.
Remember it
So high-pitched that some people can't hear it at all.
When and where
Listening for the treecreeper
- Heard
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan to Jun
- Time of day
- Day
- Where
- Woodland, Gardens
- In Britain
- All year
- Family
- Treecreepers
Side by side
Often confused with
Play them one after the other and listen for the difference.
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusJFMAMJJASOND
A wistful sigh down the scale. Looks almost identical to a chiffchaff, but sounds nothing like one.
Could you pick out a treecreeper?
Hear a song, choose from four birds, and build your streak.
Same habitat
Also in woodland
Blackbird
Turdus merulaJFMAMJJASOND
Slow, rich, fluting phrases that wander about and often trail off into a quiet chuckle.
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusJFMAMJJASOND
Two or three thin, high notes followed by a fast, shimmering trill: 'tsee-tsee-tsuhuhuhu'.
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsJFMAMJJASOND
A cheerful, accelerating run of notes that tumbles down and ends in a flourish, repeated over and over.
Coal Tit
Periparus aterJFMAMJJASOND
A fast, high, two-note phrase repeated several times: 'pitchoo-pitchoo-pitchoo'.