The stunning and very small Goldcrest

[dave-newman]

Let me watch him yards away hop from tree to tree.... Never seen on in 5 + years from where i was.

[alan behenna]

Nice.

Never seen one.

[Happy Hayes]

What a lovely bird
Regards
Tom

[Stewlaws]

Nice Dave ...has been many years since I've seen one ...very pretty bird.

[benelli]

Lovely bird

[owen k]

Saw my first Goldcrest this morning.Lovely little thing.

[Mike J]

Why are you pics not being displayed as normal?

I have Goldies through my garden, they nest in the conifers nearby.
One of the few British birds that nest below the branch rather than on it.

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[Jeffire]

Used to nest in my garden every year when lived in lancs

[Freako]

No pic's Dave?

[dave-newman]

there was ... there was 2

[Mike J]

there was ... there was 2

Still cant open them

Something in the pics the Pit security doesn't like Id guess.
You know what you've been doing so if you want us to see them best go back to what you were doing previously.

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[pete webster]

Yep I can't see them either

[dave-newman]

sorted

[alan behenna]

He certainly is a fine looking little fellow.

Are the females drab, (as in many bird species?), or can't you tell the difference.

[dave-newman]

He certainly is a fine looking little fellow.

Are the females drab, (as in many bird species?), or can't you tell the difference.

The difference between males and females is hardly noticeable, even negligible, yet the most distinctive difference is the crown of the male Goldcrest, which has a tendency to become more prominent during mating displays. The male will bow its head and raise its coloured crest in a bid to attract a female mate during the breeding season.