Now this is a SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER, taken in Dyrhavn. Note the white spots on the wing-tips (as opposed to buff/off-white on the Common Treecreeper) plus the white eye-stripe is only prominent behind the eye (runs in front of the eye on Common Treecreeper) and the hind-claw is relatively short (compared to the Common Treecreeper). Any Treecreeper is an unusual sight in my old stomping ground of Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, so I am including this id lesson for the Winterton Bird Spotting Collective so that, should one turn up on that east coast location, they can check for Short-toed.. you never know!
Incidentally, you can follow the progress of the Winterton Bird Spotting Collective at: http://www.birdwatch.plus.com/
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Sadly this ID masterclass arrived just too late as a Short-toed Treecreeper was claimed flying past the Beach Road carpark earlier this morning. Although only a mere 400 metres out to sea the colour of the wing spotting proved impossible to determine. Other observers present thought it was just a funny Linnet.
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