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    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?

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

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