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dunnock::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hedge sparrow, prunella modularis, sparrow |
| Type of | accentor |
Examples of dunnock
dunnock
They're strange, wonderful creatures of muted grey-brown, duller than any dunnock.
From the guardian.co.uk
Trail tales Can your children identify the rambling ditty of a dunnock?
From the telegraph.co.uk
The common dunnock fits into this category and develops a particularly large undercarriage in the spring.
From the newscientist.com
Birds breeding include skylark, cuckoo, song thrush, spotted flycatcher, dunnock, house sparrow, linnet, and bullfinch.
From the independent.co.uk
My favourite of the garden birds is the dunnock.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Then dunnock added a thin, pleasing tinkle to the grey dawn, and this week I heard the unmistakable drumming of a great spotted woodpecker.
From the guardian.co.uk
The poor old song thrush, at No 10 in 1979, now falls to 14th, and the dunnock, despite more of them being seen than in the first year, goes down to 12th.
From the independent.co.uk
The dunnock is much more likely to be found on the ground feeding on small insects and grubs but can still be seen at the winter bird table.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Before mating with the polyandrous female, the male dunnock pecks at the female's cloaca in order to peck out the sperm of the previous male suitor.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Hedge sparrow: small brownish European songbird
- The Dunnock, Prunella modularis, is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. It is sometimes called the Hedge Accentor, Hedge Sparrow or Hedge Warbler.
