Nutwing was a male owl of Redwall Abbey, born in the Kitchen to Taunoc and Orocca. His siblings were Nutbeak and Nutclaw. He was so named because of his obsession with the word "nut" when he was younger - it was the only word he spoke for several seasons. He was also the only of his siblings to stay at Redwall upon coming of age. He was a good friend of Friar Butty and typically stayed with the old recorder in the gatehouse. He would spend most of his time napping, and snored a lot, though this never appeared to irritate Friar Butty.