Monday, 9 March 2026

Etton Firecracker!



Yesterday produced a nice local surprise when my friend Hugh found a Firecrest in a hedgerow just outside Etton. As soon as I heard the news, Dad and I wrapped up our walk around Deeping Lakes and headed over to try our luck.

At first there was no sign of the bird, but after a bit of searching we eventually picked it up moving quickly through the hedge. It showed really well at times, though as anyone who has tried photographing one will know, Firecrests are incredibly quick and restless birds. Sharing the title of Britain’s smallest bird with the Goldcrest, they rarely sit still for long, so getting even a few record shots felt like a success.

Firecrests remain scarce locally, with roughly annual records in the area, and I haven’t seen that many around here over the years. The real highlight though was that these were my Dad’s best views of the species, which made the short dash over to Etton well worthwhile.

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