Firecrest - Regulus ignicapilla

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Alternative names
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillus
Description

Very similar to Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) but has a broad white supercillium and dark eye-stripe. Male has orange crown stripe, female a yellow one. Both sexes have a bronze tinge to the shoulders

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Breeds in deciduous and mixed woodlands but will be found also in coniferous woodland.

When to see it

All year round but passage birds arrive in September and October returning in March and April

UK Status

Widespread as a breeding bird in southern England but is on the 'Amber List' of Birds of Conservation Concern

VC55 Status

Scarce passage migrant and rare winter visitor

  • Rod Baker
    Rutland Water
    25 March 2016
  • Rod Baker
    Rutland Water
    25 March 2016
  • Rod Baker
    Rutland Water
    25 March 2016
  • Rod Baker
    Rutland Water
    25 March 2016

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Species profile

Common names
Firecrest, Common Firecrest
Species group:
Birds
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Regulidae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
30/10/2007 (Jones, Dick)
Last record:
25/03/2016 (Baker, Rodney)

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  • Jonesboy1
    Fosse Meadows
    30 October 2007