Was it or wasn't it?

Right , last Sunday I was sat in the hide and I suddenly caught sight of a ...................what looked like a firecrest. I was shocked because at first glance I thought oh the goldcrest and then I noticed the orange where the gold should be. I know that goldcrest have orange in the mating season but at this time of the year I thought they were gold. As far as I'm aware we don't normally get firecrests in my part of the country. I got a good look at it becasue it landed just two feet away from me in the orange blossom stalks. Didn't manage to get a shot of it cause by the time I turned my camera to it it flew further down the garden and I lost sight of it because I have lost my glasses which I need for long distances. But it was definately orange close to. Any ideas?

Not unknown in your neck of the woods Babs, as there are winter ranges around Liverpool and North Wales.

Wow that is interesting rolf, I didn't realise that so I probably wasn't seeing things then. Do you know It was that close I could of touched it, so it could be a stray from Livepool wow:)