Firecrest lands at Earlswood

Local Earlswood Lakes king patch watcher Matt Griffiths kindly dropped me a text on Monday that a Firecrest had landed on his local patch. Unable to get there on Monday I set off early this morning on the hope of finding this gem. (Make sure you give Matt a follow as finds some real top class birds)

Within minutes of entering the undisclosed woodland area I found Matt who confirmed the bird was still present. You could pick up the birds call quickly but it was hard to see the bird at first until we had got some superb views right in front of us. The bird was moving around the area so patience was needed to get more views.

This was certainly an awesome way to start a working day !