Another life tick! (Yes, I'm on a roll). I was visiting my mum's in Cheshire at the weekend and she had a goldcrest visiting her bird feeder every 15 minutes or so. It must have been taking food back to a nest.
I was outside at about 8 in the morning and saw it. My mum didn't believe me, but eventually I got her to see it from inside with the binoculars and agree it had a gold patch on the top of its head!
This one wasn't as chubby looking as the pictures in bird guides make out, but it was still unmistakable as there isn't another bird (apart from the firecrest, which isn't common this far north) with the bright gold patch!
The goldcrest was a really exciting spot. I don't know how common they are in gardens but I was really surprised to see it. No picture though I'm afraid.
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