Nuthatch
Taken at Dalzell Estate on 17th February 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 5th January 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th April 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Dalzell Estate on 31st January 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Dalzell Estate on 2nd February 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 9th April 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Nuthatch.
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Local Names:		 Sitta europaea.
Passeriformes.
Sittidae.
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Eggs:		 Hole in a tree or wall. Will use abandoned nests.
Mainly nuts and seeds in the winter. Insects in the Summer.
Blue-grey backs and white underparts, which are variably tinted with buff, orange, rufous or lilac. Although head markings vary between species, a long black eye stripe, with contrasting white supercilium, dark forehead and blackish cap is common.
15 cms.
20 - 25 cms.
White with red or reddish-brown/ brown spots.
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