Thursday 14th. February 2013

Didn't think I would be posting today , but , just before I set off for the work day up on the Common , I spotted a report of a small flock of Waxwings , on a main road , just about a mile from home . It was too late to see if they were still there before going out , so had to leave things till I finished up on the Common . Then , it was a quick change and off again , with camera and binoculars . No sign of any birds as I arrived , so pulled up a side street and parked up . Walking back to the busy main road ,

and right next to a bus stop , the flock of 20ish Waxwings , some of them pictured , flew in and settled in a Silver Birch in the adjacent front garden . After a session of trilling , they performed the usual 'smash and grab' raids on the Cotoneaser berries and Rose hips in the gardens below . The weather was very variable whilst I was watching them , dull overcast one minute , then a sunny gap and included a rain shower or two . But a most enjoyable time was spent with the camera working overtime . Below are a few of the many shots taken .