goldcrest

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This is a rare glimpse of a goldcrest, Europe's smallest bird, which ventures into gardens in search of food only in very cold weather.

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  1. A golden-crested bird of the genus Regulus. The common European species is R. cristatus; that of the United States is R. satrapa.

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  • This is a rare glimpse of a goldcrest, Europe's smallest bird, which ventures into gardens in search of food only in very cold weather. —  Home | Mail Online
  • Cold snack: A rare picture of a goldcrest searching for food in the very cold weather —  Home | Mail Online
  • Winter scene: The goldcrest perches next to the thistle as it searches out a meal —  Home | Mail Online
  • Incredible: The goldcrest hangs upside down on the thistle as the temperature hit - 9c —  Home | Mail Online
  • Lots of possibles that didn't show: wren, goldcrest, goldfinch, nuthatch, coal tit, great-spotted woodpecker. —  Heraclitean Fire
 

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