This lunch-time I saw my first waxwings of the season. The were ten of them, perched in the crown of a lime tree on Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield. Although I had my camera with me, the birds were too high in the tree for me to get a decent shot. After a few minutes they flew off towards Berkeley Precinct.
Waxwing numbers have been building slowly since the first ones were spotted locally on 24 October. According to Sheffield Bird Study Group, a flock of 40 was seen at Dobbin Hill yesterday.
Meanwhile, in our garden, the first continental blackbird of the winter appeared a few days ago. Today I saw a song thrush too - the first since March.
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