James Thomas
Well-known member
Just had a quick tot up, about 2500 birds reported today, they've gone a long way west and south as well, NI and Kent.
Just had a quick tot up, about 2500 birds reported today, they've gone a long way west and south as well, NI and Kent.
Why do they continue on to the Hebrides??? There are loads there today and very few on the east coast. They must have come from Scandinavia, once they hit Britain there are loads of berries. Why carry on to the edge of the civilised world???
Do you have trees in Iceland?
Don't know what the rest of the UK is like but in our part of West Yorks the rowans had very few berries at the end of summer, high winds blew a lot off and there's loads of starlings scoffing them. If this is repeated elsewhere even Cornwall could expect decent sized flocks.
Given the number of waxwings in the UK and their photogenic appeal, how many photos will be uploaded to Birguides before winter is out? Currently 1937 photos, my guess is that will double.