Sunday 31 January 2016

Nice timing........... a Goldcrest in the garden during my Big Garden Birdwatch

This weekend it's been the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch... 
...they claim it's the worlds largest wildlife survey.
You spend one hour noting the number of birds and different species that visit your garden.
During my hour earlier to day I had 10 species visit my feeders.. the last one was a bit special.

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

 The smallest British bird weighing around 6.5gm.

 All the images were taken through my kitchen window... and it was raining.

 It's only the second one I've seen in the garden in over 10 years

 A great little bird to end my bird count with.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday 
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13 comments:

  1. Brian King31 January 2016 at 13:50

    Very tiny! Love the yellow!

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  2. Simon Douglas Thompson31 January 2016 at 14:59

    Lovely birds, with that black line on the face giving them a bit of a sour appearance!

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  3. joo31 January 2016 at 17:13

    sweet little fellow:)

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  4. Bob Bushell31 January 2016 at 18:58

    Lovely Goldcrest.

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  5. genie31 January 2016 at 22:45

    What a precious bird and to think you have only seen two in ten years. I am so glad you did not miss this one. It is so sweet with that little yellow tuft on top of its head. I love the series.

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  6. eileeninmd1 February 2016 at 20:36

    Cute bird, it looks very similar to our Golden-crowned Kinglet. Great photos. Happy February, enjoy your new week!

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  7. Fun601 February 2016 at 20:41

    Excellent timing. Maybe it was going from garden to garden to see how many ticks it could achieve in one hour.

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  8. TexWisGirl1 February 2016 at 22:12

    so adorable. very much like our golden-crowned kinglet.

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  9. Hootin Anni1 February 2016 at 23:22

    Such a cute one..and so aptly named!! Love it surrounded by the evergreen.

    Oh and the white squirrel post..absolutely fabulous.

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  10. Boo Kitty Boo2 February 2016 at 16:54

    Amazing picture of a cute little bird. I love the wintery touch to the bush.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)3 February 2016 at 00:19

    If that bird would show up anywhere during the count it would be in your garden of course!!!

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  12. Fun608 February 2016 at 21:33

    Good job you were looking out of the kitchen window at the right time.

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  13. Liz21 February 2016 at 04:21

    What a sweet little bird!

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