goldcrest

How To Use goldcrest In A Sentence

• The weather was perfect and many species of birds were spotted, including Ireland's smallest bird, the goldcrest, which was lured out of hiding by the playing of a tape of its song.
• I finished down an arched spine of a ridge, village in view, and sloe tree scrub and birch, menacing fly agaric funghi, and a flashing flock of goldcrests.
• Tiny vivid goldcrests flurried about thistles, the cool descended, and I took the direct descent to the valley floor.
• Waterbirds such as the kingfisher suffered very high mortality rates when rivers and streams froze over, while small insect-eating species such as the treecreeper, goldcrest, wren and long-tailed tit died because of widespread "glazed frosts", a layer of ice over the branches of trees which covered up their food supply. Weatherwatch: 'War winter' took it's toll on Britain's birds
• In fact well over a hundred species have been recorded in this country, ranging in size from goldcrest to grey heron and including geese.
• Compared with the far more familiar goldcrest, this firecrest displayed considerably more striking plumage characteristics.
• A birdwatcher said he'd seen two yellow-browed warblers, and that they only come this time of the year on the easterlies from Siberia, rare visitors, they look like goldcrests.
• The yellowish-green goldcrest is very beautiful with its brilliant gold or yellow topknot, but the firecrest is even more attractive. Times, Sunday Times
• Successful woodland species in the region, include chiffchaffs, great spotted woodpeckers and goldcrests.
• Others contributing to the soundtrack include the goldcrest, blackbird, thrush, chiffchaff, wren, mallard, coot and even the garden bully, the wood pigeon. Beat winter blues with birdsong, National Trust urges