Goldcrest

[Ricco]

We often get these lovely wee birds stopping off briefly for a bit of a feed in February on their way up north. This year a male (and hopefully his partner) have stayed in the garden. Hopefully they will set up home.

[Anji]

You're lucky, Ricco. They're beautiful little birds. We had a few goldcrests last year but none at all so far this year. In fact, the number of birds in general has gone down in my garden.

[Ricco]

'He' was back again this afternoon. I had moved the feeder because the magpies (what a bunch of big bullys they are!) were endangering the climbing clematis growing up the frame the feeder was hanging on. The poor wee bird was looking all over for it - I had only moved it a few feet away.