Alphabetical list

Personally, distincting an Eurasian Treecreeper from a Short-toed Treecreeper is a challenge for me. That is why the description of both of them is of the same contents. According to literature an Eurasian Treecreeper most commonly appears in Europe and Asia, while a Short-toed Treecreeper, more thermophilic, inhabits Europe, specifically its Mid and Southern part. Fundamentally, they differ by the length of the rear claw and it would be best if they simply sat beside each other to make the task that much easier.

In October 2016 Hel Peninsula was an extraordinary place to watch not only very rare species of birds belonging to Polish fauna, but also those commonly encountered. Goldcrests, Eurasian wrens, finches were in so much number that one could observe them even from a distance of one meter at some moments. At the same time we had to watch our steps, so as not to harm goldcrests or Eurasian wrens. But not only because of bird-watching it was really worth it to go there.

It occurs in central and eastern parts of Asia. It winters in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Philippines. Therefore the recent observation of this bird in the Netherlands is sensational as the bird must have flown several thousand kilometers from its natural habitat in Asia west instead of flying south to its natural winter habitat in southern Asia. During this time we had plenty of Siberian rubythroats „at hand” in northern part of Thailand. We photographed them from a distance of several meters without camouflage.