Western Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer) photo
A nest on a rockface around five metres from the ground.
- Recorded 22 November 2011
- Added to IBC 25 weeks 6 days ago
- Mark Andrews
- Locality Mount Hermon, Israel (ssp syriaca).
Rating
More material of this species
- 4The bird was f...Montenegro, Nov 2008
- 4Juvenile & par...Greece, May 2006
- 3.9An adult bring...Greece, May 2006
- 3.8On a rock near...Greece, Apr 2010
- 3.5An adult build...Greece, Apr 2008
- 3.5Bird moves fro...Greece, Sep 2006
Recent material by Mark Andrews
- 4Adult passage ...China (North..., May 2012
- 3.3A passage bird...China (North..., May 2012
- 4Adult bird wit...China (North..., May 2012
- 4Adult breeding...China (North..., May 2012
- 3.3A female perch...Thailand, Feb 2012
- 3.3Adult males, i...Thailand, Feb 2012
Note the numerous beetle parts, possibly of the species Clytra nigrocincta, squashed and embedded onto the outer surface of the nest.