Sunday 10 February 2013
"Just outside the region..."
Just outside our recording area this weekend were 21 beautiful Waxwings along Riverside Road in Ellon. In the Collieston area, Waxwings are normally strictly transient, and most records concern fly-overs or very brief stoppers. This is despite our best efforts to grow berry-bearing shrubs in our salt-blasted garden. In 40 years' time when Rosie and I are drawing our pensions, the Pyracanthas may have reached two feet high, and we may yet get Waxwings staying on the patch for more than a few minutes. Maybe.
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Have been on the alert for waxwings all winter, following all the news on twitter about the irruption this season. I live in Ellon and have had no luck, but am hopeful now!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely still worth looking! 'Our' flock was feedng by the roadside not far from the Meiklemill Co-op, but you're in with a shout just about anywhere there are berries remaining. Good luck!
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