JDog Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 I am definitely not a ‘Twitcher’ more an amateur Ornithologist but I am getting slightly serious about spotting either of the above, neither of which I have ever seen. There have been numerous sightings of both in this area recently. We were in Mablethorpe yesterday having read that a Waxwing had taken up residence in someone’s garden but we never located it. When we got home there were reports of Hawfinches on a golf course near Brigg. If anyone on North or North east Lincolnshire knows of the whereabouts of either of these bird species can you let me know. I am struggling to prevent this gentle interest from becoming an obsession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 never seen waxwings here...........but that is to say they aint here....we have a lot of different finches here and they can easily get mixed up in them...............a very similar senario to sparrows and reed buntings...............we have 5 reed buntings feeding in the garden now...they have thrown their lot in with the old sparrows and can be difficult to spot....they will be here until they deciede to nest back down on the marshes ..and bit by bit they will leave and we wont see them until next year at the same time.......... i will pay more attention to our finches now incase the odd waxwing is mixed in.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 try having a walk around your local? Wildlife trust, they normally keep a record of the birds seen on there sites, it is nice when you see something you haven't seen before, especially if you can positively I D it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, ditchman said: never seen waxwings here...........but that is to say they aint here....we have a lot of different finches here and they can easily get mixed up in them...............a very similar senario to sparrows and reed buntings...............we have 5 reed buntings feeding in the garden now...they have thrown their lot in with the old sparrows and can be difficult to spot....they will be here until they deciede to nest back down on the marshes ..and bit by bit they will leave and we wont see them until next year at the same time.......... i will pay more attention to our finches now incase the odd waxwing is mixed in.............. Don't think so Ditchy. Waxwing seem to travel in flocks of their own species. Get them here on some winters, the colour of them and the chatter is quite distinctive. Get the odd Hawfinch too, seems a slow increase in numbers.? Agreed some of the little brown jobs difficult. Edited February 8, 2018 by old man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Waxing are a regular winter visitor in Norfolk. I've seen them in flocks and sometimes just the odd one here and there. Several places to see Hawfinch in with reasonable certainty. One site is pretty close to Kings Lynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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