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adult European distribution adults at rest

Identification

Tree Sparrows are smaller and usually brighter-looking than House Sparrows with a rich chestnut-brown crown and a neat black spot in their clean white cheeks.

Habitat

Breeds and winters in woodland, farmland and scrub, nesting in holes in trees or buildings.

Migration

A mainly sedentary bird which may undertake some short-distance migrations but 'irruptive' movements also occur over greater distances.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Tree Sparrow is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Samuelston, Lothian 20/08/2010	Blacktoft Sands, E Yorks 14/08/2010	Mere Sands, Lancs 09/08/2010	Mere Sands, Lancs 09/08/2010	Old Moor, S Yorks 25/06/2010
E.Linton, Lothian 01/08/2010	E.Linton, Lothian 31/07/2010	undisc. site, Somerset 25/07/2010	Bempton Cliffs, E Yorks 17/07/2010	Bempton Cliffs, E Yorks 17/07/2010

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Tree Sparrow breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Britain
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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