By next Thursday it will be that time when we start looking out for Waxwings arriving for the winter. I don't think there were many around last year I certainly didn't see them so I hope this year will be better for them.
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Hope it's a good Autumn/Winter for Waxwings (1 Viewer)
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stuartvine
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Yep, last year was a bit rubbish around where I live too. (Total count 0).
I hope this year will be good for them too, although I suspect next Thursday might be a bit early to start hoping to see them. Usually the first records tend to be around the middle of October and large numbers are rare until late October. Shetland might start picking up one or two fairly soon but the rest of us will have to wait a while longer.
Nutcracker
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Should be possible to make some decent guesses with suitable data. Any pointers from the Scandinavian berry crop? Or breeding success rates from the breeding areas in northernmost Scandinavia?
Warixenjalka
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Here in Southern Finland rowans didn't do hardly any berries. So you have good chance to get those "Berry-peckers" there to the south in very early.
lazza
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Only had one sighting last year, and just two birds, but it was the nearest I have had them to my home, so it was quite nice!
Of the four rowan trees in our garden, two are already stripped by a family of blackbirds and a couple of song thrush... not expecting the other two to surivive much longer!
Of the four rowan trees in our garden, two are already stripped by a family of blackbirds and a couple of song thrush... not expecting the other two to surivive much longer!
Warixenjalka
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Waxwings are in southern coast of Finland right now. I saw several at weekend. Not sure where they are going to next - maybe Baltic?
Nutcracker
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East winds forecast over the next few days, here's to hoping they'll head west :t:
It's been reported that Waxwings have been spotted in Shetland so they are arriving.
martin5657
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pretty bad in norfolk last year too i only managed to find 3 in hunstanton car park so hoping for a better winte this time good luck m
There was a claim of a flock of 15 in Aberdeenshire a couple of days ago, but I don't think the observer was certain of them (I think a poor view). I suspect it's not going to be a big year for them but maybe they'll just be late arriving.
Nutcracker
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The way I read the tweet, it was the number that was uncertain, not the identity (definitely Waxwings, not sure if 15 the exact number).
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Flocks of 10 and 4 reported in South Tyneside (Co. Durham) today.
Had a look round my patch this afternoon but couldn't find any.
Had a look round my patch this afternoon but couldn't find any.
