Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 

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Status: Resident all year round
Scots Names: Gold Crested Wren, Golden Crestie, Golden wren
Size: 9cm
Habitat: Mixed and conifer forest
Food: Small insects and spiders
UK population: 773,000 territories
Breeding: Up to 8 eggs, incubation up to 19 days
Call Note / Song: soft, high pitched & nasally 'twiddle ee twiddle ee twiddle ee twiddle eeeoooooow' - repetetive
then descending at the end.
Status: GREEN