Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria (Linnaeus, 1766)
WALLC 
14820
Family: Passeriformes > Tichodromidae
A bird of high montane rock faces in summer, this unobtrusive bird moves to lower altitudes in winter where it can be found searching the walls of tall buildings for invertebrates.
With a breeding distribution that extends from Portugal and Spain east to China, Wallcreeper is regarded as being an altitudinal migrant, but one that occasionally moves well beyond its core range.
The small number of British records have mostly come from southern England.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Norfolk, 1792 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant has not been recorded in the UK for many decades and as such cannot be mapped.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Wallcreeper, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: WALLC | Euring: 14820 |
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