Waxwings-Finally! (1 Viewer)

shropshirelad63

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• Feb 19, 2017

• #1

Having thought i would never see one, i finally managed a small flock of 4 yesterday! very happy birder:t:

 

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shropshirelad63

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• Feb 19, 2017

• #2

shropshirelad63 said:

Having thought i would never see one, i finally managed a small flock of 4 yesterday! very happy birder:t:

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Also a beautiful Black Redstart.Unusual for me to get both target birds-normally i dont get one!

 

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delia todd

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• Feb 19, 2017

• #3

LOL that's a day you won't forget in a hurry SL!!!

Stunning birds, both and a great find for you lad. Well done.

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

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• Feb 19, 2017

• #4

It's always a great feeling to finally see that elusive bird. Congratulations.

 

Kits

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• Feb 20, 2017

• #5

Well done! I live in hope!

 

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Jonathan Mitchell

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• Feb 20, 2017

• #6

Well done with the Waxwings! I love these birds, their beauty just blows me away! I saw my first (9) in January 2013, and it took me 4 years, 22 days, 2 hours, and 20 minutes to see another one (just a single individual) this January.

Congratulations! It must have been brilliant.

 

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1DX2

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• Feb 21, 2017

• #7

Loving the images... I'm still hoping to see my first ones

 

Strontium Dog

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• Feb 21, 2017

• #8

I've never seen our waxwing, but I did happen upon a flock of Cedar waxwings in the USA, feeding in a tree at my level. They let me get pretty close. It was quite magical.

 

Nutcracker

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• Feb 21, 2017

• #9

Strontium Dog said:

I've never seen our waxwing, ....

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Think there's some been reported around Merseyside. Check WaxwingsUK on twitter for recent reports (twitter membership not essential) :t:

 

shropshirelad63

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• Feb 26, 2017

• #10

Thanks guys, it is a day i will remember! the birds were reported on twitter the previous weekend-thats 7 days for them to move on. So igot to what i thought was the site, no sign, then actually drove past the site-still no sign, and gave up, headed back toward town when i spotted one in a Hawthorn bush by the side of the road:t:

 

JennAdeleK

Naturalist, Homesteader, Birder

• Mar 3, 2017

• #11

Wonderful pics!!! Thanks for sharing.