The sight of 140 waxwings feeding near the Crab and Winkle Pub at Werrington is likely already to be one of the natural highlights of 2011. The birds were feeding on white berries in the car park, flying down in waves to overcome the defensive resistance of a resident mistle thrush and occasionally dropping on to the road to feed in the puddles.
This is an invasion year for waxwings - they seem to be everywhere. I first saw 92 of them near the Car Stop on the main Lincoln Road on 29 December.
This is an invasion year for waxwings - they seem to be everywhere. I first saw 92 of them near the Car Stop on the main Lincoln Road on 29 December.
Photo courtesy of David Cowcill!
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