It came back :-) now I am sure what it was (1 Viewer)

[DavidG58]

For those that missed my attempted photo before Christmas, this is the same bird, it would have a been even more unusual if had been a Firecrest, but a Goldcrest in our own garden is a first for us

Although I heard on Winterwatch that they are becoming more common in gardens

edit - dead pleased with photo as it was taken through glass, didn't want to scare it off opening anything

 

[CWH]

Cracking photos David! What a little beauty...

 

[Judge Mental]

Our boys would love that!

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[CWH]

Our boys would love that!View attachment 90997

 

[davanne]

We get quite a few goldcrests usually but havn't seen,any for a while maybe ours have relocated to Derbyshire

 

[funflair]

That's nice David, we haven't had any since the hard winter a couple of years ago.

Jen said "I bet he hasn't got a photo cos they never stay still long enough"

Martin

Ps when I saw the title I thought "oh no he's gone limp again"!

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[chaser]

God!! Thought it was going to be your limp mode

 

[DavidG58]

God!! Thought it was going to be your limp mode

Ps when I saw the title I thought "oh no he's gone limp again"!

Sorry for the confusion, I did at least post in a nature thread, never really thought about the title, too excited with my photo

All still good in the limp area

 

[Landyguy]

Had some of those in our garden on a lavender border next to where the motorhome parks -
about a month to 6 weeks ago we had about a dozen came one afternoon and just went and picked the lavender seeds etc - seemed to love the lavender.
We are in Cheshire but near Derbyshire border about 6 miles from Buxton

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[pappajohn]

Your windows are far too clean.

 

[Anthea M]

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For those that missed my attempted photo before Christmas, this is the same bird, it would have a been even more unusual if had been a Firecrest, but a Goldcrest in our own garden is a first for us

Although I heard on Winterwatch that they are becoming more common in gardens

edit - dead pleased with photo as it was taken through glass, didn't want to scare it off opening anything

Lovely little bird and photo!

 

[andy63]

when I saw the title I thought "oh no he's gone limp again"!

snap martin, my heart sank..

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[magicsurfbus]

You've caught a female bird at the immature stage.

When it gets into its teens it'll looks like this:

(Note the heavy eye make up, gaudy plumage and wide open mouth).

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