Where there is one Goldcrest, Prudie, you are almost sure to find others. Like other birds they usually flock when feeding and want seeds. Sunflower hearts are a big attraction. When you do the count whether it be your "garden" or a field or meadow or copse, you should only count what has alighted at one given time not the total numbers. You can however change the total counted in your chosen hour. For example ... if at one given time there are 3 Long Tailed Tits on a feeder or perched within your designated "area" you have seen 3. Even if there are more fluttering around or passing close by. However if after this you see 4 at a given time then your total becomes 4, not 7. Can be a bit of a fluster when there are dozens of birds of different species all there at the same time. "She who must be obeyed" helps me. She will take the Goldcrest and Great Tit count for example and I do the rest.