Waxwings !

Answerprancer | 18:04 Fri 31st Dec 2010 | Animals & Nature

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A tree near where I live (in SW London) has a flock of about 80-100 roosting in it.
According to the RSPB website, that is the entire quota of winter visiting individuals
for the UK.
That's got to be something quite special !
I'm glad I got a few photos:

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Sorry they're a bit unclear - my camera was on maximum zoom.

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hc4361

Fantastic! You are lucky.

wolf63

More illegal immigrants - just what we need!

;-)

rowanwitch

for a normal winter maybe but this is a waxwing irruption year and there are thousands of the little treasures...saying that I keep missing them.....exact location please....

237SJ

Answerprancer - I`m in SW London too. Have you seen any fieldfares or redwings yet? Last year when we had the really bad snow they were annihilating the berries in the garden. I haven`t seen them here yet this winter. Those noisy parakeets are still thriving though!

heathfield

Found a mummified male waxwing on the floor of my little-used spare bedroom the other day. Must have fallen down the chimney - no other way in, and no way out. I felt real sadness for it - it really was the most stunningly beatiful little bird.

Chaffinch

Answerprancer You, lucky, lucky b*gger.

I saw a mixed flock of Redwing/Fieldfare in Hmpshire this afternoon 237SJ, have seen lots over the past couple of weeks.