On a walk in Moreton Lane Saundersfoot I saw what looked
like a very small wren. It seemed quite happy to show itself and landed
within four feet of me on a bare branch. I thought it must be a goldcrest
but noticed a very vivid eyestripe through the eye which I then realised was a
firecrest. On checking the books when I got home, sure enough I was right
I they are seen through autumn and winter 'in the south of the country'.
What luck! I am now pinning my hopes on hearing and seeing a green
woodpecker that was in the same area late winter last year!
