Friday, July 09, 2010

Goldcrest chicks

I came across a newly fledged goldcrest on a branch in Jumble Hole Clough, and it has to be the smallest bird I have ever seen in my whole life. I've seen bigger grapes!
The parent bird was then seen taking food into the remaining nestlings in the ivy.
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3 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

That's a great find Mat - I can't say I have ever seen them just out of the nest. Lets hope Goldcrests do well this summer as they certainly need to pick up there numbers after last winter.

10:27 pm
Matt Bell said...

It felt like a real priviledge to see such an unusual site

11:51 pm
Steve Blacksmith said...

I've never seen very recently fledged juveniles. Small is often beautiful!
I did watch a female building in a garden conifer once,(a Lawsons Cypress,)and saw the eggs later. I was surprised as the the nest was tucked in just like any songbird nest, when I expected it to be slung like a hammock, as all the books say.
The newly hatched nestlings were smaller than bumble bees!
You could fill a BTO nest record card in, or I could do it for you.
You have got the fledging date, or very near it; valuable data, when added to the BTO's set.

10:50 am

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