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10-03-2010, 12:51 PM
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| |  [ID] Firecrest? (Back-end only...)
Afternoon all,
I have had a good day's birding today, including some confiding Goldfinch and my closest female Chaffinch to date. Anyway, I saw this as well... when I saw the bird at the closest I instantly thought Firecrest, but the only photo I got showing the individual in the panic was a back-end one! 10/03/2010  Gold or Fire? But now I look I think Gold...
I'm sure it's simple and straight-forward, but I'd appreciate confirmation either way 
Thank you.
Take care, Jason 
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10-03-2010, 01:17 PM
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I can see all the features that I saw on "my Goldcrest" so it could be this, I think. 
Never seen a Firecrest, so don't take it from me, Jason
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10-03-2010, 01:22 PM
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Hi Jason
My initial thought was Goldcrest, Firecrest has a more orangey tinge to the flanks like my local one which I managed to get a very poor photo of yesterday: 
Now if you'd only managed to capture the cheeks and head... 
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10-03-2010, 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the replies, both. My shot's the poorest, me thinks! 
Ha! I've just searched through my photos... and SUCCESS!!!
When I first saw it I couldn't get the camera to line up with the bird's perch as it kept moving off. I therefor just pointed the camera a little distantly at the general area it was in eachtime and hoped for the best. A detailed search of each image at full-size on my computer revealed this little beauty near the end. To say I'm ecstatic is an understatement!!!
I suppose the first photo of the camera-shy bird is a bog-standard Goldie, but this Fiery one has joined the flock/individual.
Take care, Jason ( A very excited one )
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10-03-2010, 01:34 PM
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Nice one, Jason.
I'm  .
I'm thinking of adopting and perfecting your bird-spotting strategy myself. Point, focus, click in the general direction of as many birds as possible then spend cosy evenings looking for that special something on a good quality computer screen. Might have more success than I do at present!
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10-03-2010, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AshLee  I'm thinking of adopting and perfecting your bird-spotting strategy myself. Point, focus, click in the general direction of as many birds as possible then spend cosy evenings looking for that special something on a good quality computer screen. Might have more success than I do at present! | Ah, well I had made a possible ident of it beforehand - that was why I opted for this tactic!
Oh, did I mention that I have seen a Firecrest today? Just wondered... |
10-03-2010, 01:51 PM
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Yes Jason, I think you might have mentioned it, once or twice. 
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10-03-2010, 01:54 PM
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Mentioned what? I can't think. Oh, you mean that I saw a Firecrest today? Ah yes, I did. |
10-03-2010, 02:07 PM
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Jason, I laughed when I saw this thread.
I've just got home from spending over an hour crawling and stooping in thick undergrowth in poor light, trying to get some pictures of firecrests at Felbrig Hall in Norfolk.
Got loads of blurry shots, empty branches and rear ends. After deleting loads and doing a bit of editing I managed to get 3 pictures.   
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10-03-2010, 02:41 PM
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Congratulations to you then, David! Those shots have obviously taken some work - so well done, well deserved | | | |
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