Nuthatch

For many not an unusual or exciting bird.  For me this little bird is always a little bit of a thrill.   When I was a boy (Adam had left the garden of Eden but not long) there were no Nutchatches in the county.  By the time the 1976 Atlas was published there were 2 or 3 records for the county but the majority of the records were west of a line from the Wash to the Mersey.

In the current Atlas the main breeding range is  south of a line from the Forth to Ayr.  A spectacular expansion in 60 or so years.  As a result they always give me a little thrill when I see them and more so when they make their infrequent visits to the feeders.