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Having frozen solid this morning while waiting for a Red squirrel to appear which I had spotted last week in poor light, when I got back to the car I noticed this fellow flying around in the tree nearby. From a quick google search he appears to be a Goldcrest, can anyone confirm for me. I know the images aren’t great but he was super fast and the light was poor, that’s my excuse anyway. :lol: He was smaller than a Robin but bigger than a Wren.
Dave.
Not sure if its a Goldcrest or Firecrest but it is definitely one of them. They are the smallest species we have and as you’ve found out are a nightmare to get a good shot of. Well done 8)
Thanks Jonny, now I don’t feel too bad as I had a real hard time trying to get a decent shot of him.
Dave.
Goldcrest Dave, and they are in fact smaller than a Wren, Irelands smallest bird!
They sound like a squeeky toy and favour conifer trees. As far as I know there
are no Firecrests in Ireland, but are in the UK.Thanks for that Jenny, there wasn’t any conifers around but maybe he was out exploring.
Dave.
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