male	male female European distribution adult feeding

Identification

It is essentially like a small-bodied, large-headed leaf warbler but with narrow white wing bars and a distinctive head pattern. The narrow yellow or orange stripe along the top of the crown is neatly edged with black. The pale ring around the dark eye gives the Goldcrest an open-faced, staring expression.

Habitat

Breeds and winters in coniferous woodlands, occurring in deciduous woodland, scrub and even gardens in winter.

Behaviour

In some areas of woodland, Goldcrests may be so common that they have multi-storey territories, one above another in the same group of trees. Displaying birds fan out their crown feathers to reveal a surprising extent and richness of colour.

Migration

Resident in southern parts of its range. Northernmost birds are migratory spending winters in southern Europe.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Goldcrest is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Cholsey, Oxon 23/08/2010	Hellidon, Northants 23/08/2010	Balloch, Clyde 21/08/2010	Cautley, Cumbria 16/08/2010	Fressingfield, Suffolk 11/08/2010
Fressingfield, Suffolk 11/08/2010	Fressingfield, Suffolk 11/08/2010	Overstone, Northants 09/08/2010	at sea, Netherlands 27/09/2008	Bramhall, Manc'r 10/07/2010

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Goldcrest breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Britain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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