vole Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Not exactly Talk from the Field , more like from the Suburban Estate but saw Waxwings for the very first time today . Just walking the dog before work and saw what I thought to be a flock of Starlings , then noticed a flash of yellow on the tail . Moved closer and saw the crest . Beautiful birds and not too scared of me while I watched them scoff the berries off a bush in a front garden . Always wanted to see a Waxwing , bigger than I expected . Made my day . Anyone else see them around ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Not exactly Talk from the Field , more like from the Suburban Estate but saw Waxwings for the very first time today . Just walking the dog before work and saw what I thought to be a flock of Starlings , then noticed a flash of yellow on the tail . Moved closer and saw the crest . Beautiful birds and not too scared of me while I watched them scoff the berries off a bush in a front garden . Always wanted to see a Waxwing , bigger than I expected . Made my day . Anyone else see them around ? Saw a few in the garden on a cottoneaster just last week... first of the season for me... Wonderful bird arent they... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 has any one got a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJN Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 ASDA car park Colchester two weeks ago (Saturday) M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 We were lucky and had about 30 to 40 waxwings in the trees on our garden several weeks ago. This closely followed, within about hour of them arriving, by 20+ twitchers!!!!!! I do have some pictures and will try upload them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 i saw one on monday eating berries in the gardens of hotel were we are working on the sea front in bridlington first one in few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 There was a flock of about 20 in a tree at the end of my road in South Manchester when the snow was about round Christmas. I saw about 10 one winter about 12 years ago, also in Manchester, from the kitchen window of our old house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Its been a bumper year for them this winter with many flocks over 200 reported in England and thousands up in Scotland a couple of months ago. Edited January 20, 2011 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) I reckon its because winters in the Uk are returning to what they were like 25-30 years ago. If its colder here, odds are its colder still further north. When I was a kid, they were very common in Lincolnshire. Edited January 20, 2011 by The Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 There were about 100 in the field at the side of my house when I got home this afternoon...nice to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Correction, I was half asleep...they were fieldfare not waxwings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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