Joseph N
Lothian Young Birder
Are there more berries in the west end ? I suppose there are more gardens there as opposed to the tennament areas.
There are certainly a good deal of rowans and cotoneasters in the west end but I'm not sure about how this compares with the rest of the city. I don't think this is a 100% determining factor as to where you are likely to see Waxwings in the city though, I was more referring to where a lot of them seem to be based this year. I get them each year in the west end and over my school, but yet again I've seen them all over the city. That said there are places that seem to act as magnets to Waxwing flocks; the Hilton/Foresterhill area certainly gets a good amount most years, as do Allenvale Cemetery and Kincorth by the River Dee (Kincorth had 700+ last year). One of the places that Waxwings seem to congregate in the west end is the fire station on North Anderson Drive; the 75 I had flying over Hamilton Place were heading from that direction so they could have well been there, and many have been reported there in the past.
Joseph