English: Winter Wren, Northern Wren, European Wren
Russian: Крапивник
Mongolian: Халгайч урагчин, Уран бялзуухай
German: Zaunkonig     
French: Troglodyte mignon
Japanese: ミソサザイ(Misosazai)   

Body length: 9-10 ½ cm.

Breeds in woodland with dense undergrowth, in overgrown clearings and scrub, often in rank streamside growth and gardens, also on barren islands with hedges, shrubbery, walls etc. Fond of dense patches created by uprooted trees, piles of branches from forestry, dense bushes of bramble, roses, etc. Resident in much of Europe, but migratory in Fenno-Scandia, wintering in W Europe.

Identification: Very small, and this reinforced by ludicrously small tail that is usually raised vertically, also by short neck. Reddish-brown above and sullied brownish-white below with fine dark vermiculations. A rather subdued pale brownish-white supercilium is about the only plumage feature that sticks out. Bill quite long, pointed and slightly decurved. Sexes and ages alike. – Variation: rather slight in spite of wide distribution, but birds on northernmost British Isles, Faroes (borealis) and Iceland (islandicus) are progressively darker and have longer bill and legs.