Goldcrest

Filmed in November 2011 at Lappa Valley Steam Railway near Newquay

Goldcrests and Firecrests are the UKs smallest birds. Pine forests are the best places to see goldcrests, but they can be seen in flocks with other small birds during autumn and winter. They're widespread and common across the whole of the UK. In autumn, large numbers arrive on the east coast from Scandinavia and make their way across dunes to more suitable habitat.