Waxwings anybody? (1 Viewer)

[alcedo.atthis]

"This bird was caught and ringed at Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen on 11th November 2008 by myself, Derek Robertson and Walter Burns along with 26 other birds.

I have passed the information to Raymond Duncan our Ringing Group Secretary (and who's project the Waxwings are) and he is very grateful !

Please keep looking out for colour ringed birds everyone. In addition to this one and the dead Peebles bird mentioned previously another bird was reported in Barrow yesterday."

Was the Barrow bird rung in Allanvale, Yellow over Orange over White, Left leg along with Aberdeen bird, pale Grey over Red over pale Grey, Left leg??

Regards

Malky

 

[Jos Stratford]

The Waxwing movements up here appear to be petering out - saw well over thousand last week, none so far this. My guess, could easy be wrong, but I think there will be no massive numbers in the UK - the passage here was average, and it appears the wave has no reinforcements

 

[griffin]

Was the Barrow bird rung in Allanvale, Yellow over Orange over White, Left leg along with Aberdeen bird, pale Grey over Red over pale Grey, Left leg??

Regards

Malky

YOW was ringed at Scotstown Bridge of Don on 09/11/08.

The other combination does not exist. Could have been lime-red-lime but this has not been used yet. Could it have been White-Red-White ? If so this bird was ringed at Allenvale on 08/11/08.

Lindsay

 

[kristoffer]

Lots of em here in Umeå in northern Sweden, 400 reported only today here.

 

[Stewart J.]

4 in trees Tesco's car park in Oban at 16.00hrs today.

Stewart

 

[alcedo.atthis]

"The other combination does not exist. Could have been lime-red-lime but this has not been used yet. Could it have been White-Red-White ? If so this bird was ringed at Allenvale on 08/11/08."

Lindsay, two of us looked at this bird, a juv' and it/they certainly did not look like White, unless they were rather dirty. Having said that, the Red was not that bright, but more a Maroon colour. Perhaps just a querk of the daylight.

Thanks anyway.

Regards

Malky

 

[griffin]

"The other combination does not exist. Could have been lime-red-lime but this has not been used yet. Could it have been White-Red-White ? If so this bird was ringed at Allenvale on 08/11/08."

Lindsay, two of us looked at this bird, a juv' and it/they certainly did not look like White, unless they were rather dirty. Having said that, the Red was not that bright, but more a Maroon colour. Perhaps just a querk of the daylight.

Thanks anyway.

Regards

Malky

Passed your comb. on to Raymond at the weekend and will now let him know it could have been 'maroon', though I have never seen those colours on waxies or the crossbills we do. Some birds were colour ringed in Orkney earlier in the month but I don't have the combs. If it is any consolation I missed a comb. yesterday as it was severly backlight.

Below is a PDF flyer of the story so far.

Not fully up to date apparently as two colour ringed birds were seen in Crieff (by someone who is unfortnately colour blind) and one of our Allenvale birds has apparently been handed in to a vet in Laurencekirk on the 14th.

With couple of hundred in Edinburgh yesterday and 400 in Glasgow, some of these will undoubtedly be colour ringed so why not have a bit of extra fun while watching them and see how many you can get ! A full 'history' will be sent as an acknowledgement of reporting.

Thanks again to all who are checking, it really is providing very interesting and valuable data.

Lindsay

 

[alcedo.atthis]

I have had a look at the foreign ring. There is a definite 57 on it reading upwards rather than circumferential . I am having a play around with the pic'.

Regards

Malky

 

[Samphibian]

Not seen any as yet - though there have been reports of them at the glasgow vet school (but I'm always in lectures so never get to see them! grrr)

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

The Waxwing movements up here appear to be petering out - saw well over thousand last week, none so far this. My guess, could easy be wrong, but I think there will be no massive numbers in the UK - the passage here was average, and it appears the wave has no reinforcements

Just what constitutes massive numbers? I agree the 100+ flocks haven't hit England yet, but they have hit Scotland and crossed the Irish sea.

It's all relative, but it feels like there are a big number here already.

 

[stevo]

In recent days Hampshire`s been getting a few a flock of 23 flying north this week nr Eastleigh & smaller groups 2-5 birds cropping up,not been able to see any yet as most birds seem not to be staying long.

Steve.

 

[G Anderson]

Numbers still building in Lothian it seems with 350 in one flock at Musselburgh, at one stage today. A recent estimate (yesterday) has ca 800 in the Edinburgh area ( incl Musselburgh).

 

[griffin]

Numbers still building in Lothian it seems with 350 in one flock at Musselburgh, at one stage today. A recent estimate (yesterday) has ca 800 in the Edinburgh area ( incl Musselburgh).

Wow ! Gotta be some clr ringed birds in amongst there, surely ?


Lindsay

 

[brianr]

An Aberdeen colour ringed bird was at Alnwick Northumberland midweek with 8 other birds.
Info from Barred Wobbler, Northumberland thread.

 

[Gill Osborne]

Just seen this thread so was about to post info about our birds in Alnwick :t: A few photos of colour-ringed birds a few posts down.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=36750&page=157

 

[a.dancy]

15 rerported in Oldham on Friday one died flying into a window. I saw 12 yesterday.

 

[Nigel Addecott]

small fock in Newtown Powys now.

 

[Jaff]

Don't forget the birds in Preston! On the Lancs thread there was a report of 40-50 on Sunday.

I think the birds at Barrow are still there too.

 

[Jos Stratford]

Just what constitutes massive numbers?
It's all relative, but it feels like there are a big number here already.

I was referring to the big Waxwing years, eg (?) three or four years back when large flocks reached all parts of Britain, eg hundreds in Cardiff, etc.

It seems to me, though will be happy to be corrected, that there was a fairly large arrival in the UK a couple of weeks back, especially into eastern Scotland and these birds are now filtering back, but are there many new arrivals, more birds coming in behind?

Only seen 14 in the last week now, here it would seem the movement is over .

 

[Jos Stratford]

Just what constitutes massive numbers?
It's all relative, but it feels like there are a big number here already.

I was referring to the big Waxwing years, eg (?) three or four years back when large flocks reached all parts of Britain, eg hundreds in Cardiff, etc.

It seems to me, though will be happy to be corrected, that there was a fairly large arrival in the UK on the days around 8/9th November, especially into eastern Scotland and these birds are now filtering down. Are there many new arrivals, more birds coming in behind?

Only seen 14 in the last week now, here it would seem the movement is over .