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02-02-2008, 04:05 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Quay, Ceredigion, W.Wales.
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| | | Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Just a quick ID if possible.
I was out walking today at Teifi marshes and as soon as we parked up this little guy was hopping all over the place a few meters away. I got a few shots presumed Goldcrest as I've seen quite a lot of them this year around these parts.
When i got home i uploaded the pics and decided to have a look at Goldcrest on the RSPB site as i often do for confirmation of anything i see or hear and it wasn't until then that i noticed the white band above the eye on my pictures and not on the RSPB site.
I checked in my Collins and the RSPB site and it shows we don't really get Firecrests in this area.
So, is this a Goldcrest or Firecrest?  
Sorry for the bad pictures but id only just got out of the car and only had one boot on and in a hurry to take pics. 
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02-02-2008, 04:07 PM
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Nice Firecrest !!! |
02-02-2008, 04:12 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mid Glamorgan South Wales
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Yep, agree, defo firecrest, a gorgeous pic of a gorgeous bird wow.
I always think of the firecrests' black eye stripe as someone wiping their eye near a fire and leaving charcoal. That's how I used to remember the difference between gold and fire when I started birdwatching.
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02-02-2008, 04:13 PM
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
yes firecrest, a nice little spot for you reptilian,  |
02-02-2008, 04:13 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
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Originally Posted by MagpieMick  Nice Firecrest !!! | yes seconded Wow lucky you!!! |
02-02-2008, 04:13 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Felixstowe
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
yes that's a Firecrest
Nice find, worth letting your County Recorder know.
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02-02-2008, 04:14 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Quay, Ceredigion, W.Wales.
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Not a Goldcrest in disguise then?
It's a new sighting for me, thanks for the swift replies. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tursiops2 yes that's a Firecrest
Nice find, worth letting your County Recorder know.
T2 | How would i go about getting in touch with this person?
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02-02-2008, 04:14 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Firecrest. Excellent spot. Lucky you.
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02-02-2008, 04:16 PM
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
Lovely capture, agree its a Firecrest, don't take the distribution maps and writing in books as written in stone, treat them as a guide to the possibility of what can be seen at a particular season in a given area.
Especially with the changing and unusual weather patterns of late
Theres always gonna be the exception to the rule
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02-02-2008, 04:22 PM
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| | | Re: Goldcrest or Firecrest?
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Originally Posted by Reptilian Not a Goldcrest in disguise then?
It's a new sighting for me, thanks for the swift replies.
How would i go about getting in touch with this person? | County Recorders listed here: County Bird Recorders
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