The Goldcrest has not been among the birds that visit our garden on a regular basis. Every once in a while we would hear it and less frequently a bird would be seen but not for extended periods.  However, these last few weeks  there have been at least two who have stuck around.

The Goldcrest is the smallest bird in Europe. It was a vagrant in Iceland but is now counted among its inhabitants. Its song is very high pitched so those who have started losing hearing can not hear it.

After a  fairly mild winter and rather good summer  there is enough feed for them, such as spruce aphids which is often their main diet.  The numbers of Goldcrests in Iceland is on the rise and more often they are now seen in towns  although their main habitat is in spruce forests in the country.