Middle East Birdwatchers are orgasmic, following the first spotting ever of a Firebird in the Golan Heights.
"Firebirds are very small and plump kinglet family members. They breed mostly in temperate regions, with flocks migrating from north and east in spring and summer of their nesting period to the west and south in autumn and winter of their breeding range. This kinglet fashions a neon green-olive coat and sports gray lower extremities washed with brown breast and flanks. It has bronze shoulders, a gray wingspan, a black pointed bill, whose legs are black and brown. The head pattern is bold, outlined with black eyeliner and gray supercilium, whose crown is solar yellow in the female and mainly orange in the male, which is revealed like a mohawk plume during breeding season. Their song is a succession of 11–14 call notes in a longer and more varied sequence, becoming louder and faster, with the final three notes slightly distinct from the preceding ones: zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zit-zirt. Zirt. Zirt. Later in the breeding season, songs become largely confined to morning. This species is recorded as a vagrant of Egypt, Cyprus, and Lebanon. The male sings during the breeding season, often with its mohawk erect, and has a posture radar which involves pointing its nose at another bird, showing off the mohawk and expressive facial pattern. This differs from the posture radar of the plainer-faced Goldbird, which bows its head for emphasis. Firebirds will defend their territories against Goldbirds on occasion, with their mohawks raised and a great deal of wing-fluttering, but the amount of actual conflict between the species may not be very substantial; the pair of kinglets learn to mind each other's songs. In his courtship display the male Firebird raises his mohawk, points it towards his attraction and hovers before fucking takes place. Firebirds hover longer and prefer larger prey than Goldbirds who prefer smaller prey and overcome by repeatedly beating against a branch. Firebird nests are smaller, deeper and more compact than Goldbird nests, which are larger. Firebird eggs are pink with inconspicuous reddish markings at the broad end. The Goldbird and Firebird are described as the 'kings of the birds' or as flame-bearers in folklore."
