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    Crest on Fire!!

    You are too kind - its obvious its a Goldcrest - but I just looked at that orange fire and thought Firecrest! Goldcrests are much more scarce in the Algarve. The odd winter we get small influxes, many winters none at all or just one or two records ;)
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    Crest on Fire!!

    A similar thing happens to male Rock Petronias - on displaying they "open" their breast feathers like theatre curtains - I must say I was quite flabbergasted at the lemon-curd intensity ;) much as I was the first time I saw a Firecrest (aka Goldcrest :-O) do its crest exposing.
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    Crest on Fire!!

    Not at all Ken ;) Here in the Algarve, Firecrest is a regular, though not so common winter visitor - a birder living here should see them pretty regularly though - they occur inland but also along the coast, especially where there are good groups of large Stone Pines - folk staying in a number...
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    Crest on Fire!!

    They do this when alarmed or in courtship - its fabulous to see and a surprise.
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