hedgesparrow
nounUK /ˈhɛdʒˌspærəʊ/
US /ˈhɛdʒˌspæroʊ/
A small brown bird that lives in bushes and hedges.
We saw a hedgesparrow hopping along the garden fence.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A common name for the dunnock, a small European songbird.
The hedgesparrow is often mistaken for a sparrow.
3. Any of several small birds that frequent hedgerows.
Hedgesparrows flitted between the hawthorn branches.
4. A person who stays close to home or keeps to familiar surroundings.
He's a bit of a hedgesparrow, never straying far from the village.