Wrens

The Orcadian name for the Wren is the Wirran or Wrannock

The Orcadian name for the Wren is the Wirran or Wrannock. What brilliant names. I’ve just had a small Wrannock in my …

I’ve enjoyed the Wrens at Einar this year. They’ve been a joy. Their lives are led in a sheltered garden, full of …

Absolute scenes here today at Einar as the Wrens fledged. I’ve been watching the parents bringing invertebrates into one of my ‘useful …

Wrens have one of the highest noise to weight ratios amongst birds. I know some people like that.

There is a family of Wrens flitting along the field boundary in front of us. They’re working the margins for insects and …

It’s time for me to catch the ferry away from Orkney for a short while. I have an evening to spare and …

Being a baby bird means knowing when to keep your mouth open. Many have exaggerated gapes, decorated in bright colours to encourage …

There’s something moving in the field next to Einar. I can see flower stalks trembling. It’s moving along behind the wall. All …

There’s a commotion in the bushes. It’s Britain’s noisiest bird in noise per weight; the Wren. My 1935 Outline of Nature says: …

The Italian name for the Wren is scricciolo. When you hear just how loud they screech, that makes perfect sense:

The light is clear and bright when I see a Wren appear. I love how its shadow looks. I always imagine Wrens …

My trips to Orkney in 2018 were full of wildlife surprises. I spent some time in the summer with the Black Guillemots …

My adventures on the fourth of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.

The wild North Sea coast of Westray in Orkney is not for the feint hearted on a blustery day. There are Fulmars …

I’m currently reading the Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests from the 1950s. Times have changed: It says: The Wren …

2017 was a wonderful year for wildlife experiences in Orkney. In July the seabird city at Noup Head was a whirling, wheeling …

Out on the cliffs, in the windiest and most exposed spot, where the Puffins are, is a Wren.

It’s been an emotional journey over the last few days with the birds here at Einar. We always have Swallows and Blackbirds …

Wren. It’s such a simple, short and easy name. Wren. The Wren’s scientific name is Troglodytes troglodytes. That’s not as short or …

Wrens are such beautiful birds. They are so quick, so elusive and so secretive it’s a delight to see one appear from …

When I was twelve years old I drew this Wren: Now it’s forty years later and I’m fifty-two years old and I …

There are millions of Wrens in the UK and yet they are so elusive. Today’s cold weather seems to have brought them …