Smallest British bird?

[piskieinboots]

Wren or Goldcrest? I thought it was Wren but I read yesterday that it is Goldcrest.

[Flummery]

I thought it was a wren too but I've never tried weighing either! My son probably has though - he's a trainee bird ringer with the BTO.

[Nicos]

Apparently a goldcrest weighs between 5-7g and a wren 8-13g
Don't know about actual size though.

[HeyWayne]

Lisa Rogers is quite small.

[piskieinboots]

me too ...........

[HeyWayne]

me too ...........

True, but you is Cornish innit? I didn't think Cornishions liked being British...

[Birdie Wife]

Actually... it's neither. The Firecrest is a rare breeder in Britain, and is smaller than both of those birds, although there is a bit of overlap in individual weights. The Goldcrest is slightly smaller than a wren, so it is the second smallest, and the wren is the third smallest.

Ta daaaaa

[piskieinboots]

see how can ya believe what ya read thanks BW

[Flummery]

Good job we have an Eggspurt in our midst. Thanks Birdie.

[piskieinboots]

how many Firecrest eggs would it take to make a three-egg omlette

[HeyWayne]

how many Firecrest eggs would it take to make a three-egg omlette

Probably 6.

[BrideXIII]

3 of course, it would just be a very small omlette

[lynda66]

well bill oddie just said the goldcrest is smallest,

[nelliegemini]

well bill oddie just said the goldcrest is smallest,

That's what I was going to say, mind you - he also just showed an excerpt from The Goodies ...

[lynda66]

well yeah good point ...... i loved the goodies.