The waxwings are here!!

[truman 10]

I'm surprised this didn't come up when you started your thread

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=673846

[Number Six 10]

Approx 30-40 in the tree near Carphone Warehouse on Ecclesall Road at about 10am today.

[WeX 10]

I'm surprised this didn't come up when you started your thread

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=673846

 

Nope as the auto search isn't that good. All that came up when creating the thread was:

 

• IS the song about the calibre of the ref starting to cost us?
  
• Are the wheels starting to come off at the lane?
  
• Did you have a good start to the new year ?
  
• Students starting to arrive - your views.
  

 

Ill ask the mods to merge this thread with the proper one

Edited November 14, 2012 by WeX

[Kid Sampson 10]

I have seen loads in Ilkley so they are certainly in the region if not the city.

[WeX 10]

I suppose the next question should be; is this normal or are we seeing a greater number arrive?

[Buggz 10]

Spotted a large group of waxwings (60+) at 8am eating berries on trees between Europcar national car hire building and the carpark on corporation street (just below west bar roundabout). They were quite tame as I got within about 5ft of them whilst they were feeding. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me as I was on my way to town to do my weekly shop. They eventually flew off towards Neepsend/Shirecliffe.

[HughW 10]

Wednesday - 20 waxwings on Burnaby Crescent (opposite the bottom of Burnaby Walk) feeding on rowan(?) berries

 

Thursday 12 in same place

 

Couldn't see them yesterday - that tree stripped. I'll have a scout around for them tomorrow!

 

Hugh

[Windsock 10]

There were a flock of about 30 in a beech tree (think it was a beech at the junction of Ford Road and Dobbin Hill in Greystones on Thursday morning, 15th November at about 8.30 a.m.

[Buggz 10]

Just in case anyone is interested there's a twitter feed dedicated to waxwing spotting in and around the UK: https://twitter.com/WaxwingsUK

 

People are posting some great pics on there! Below are a few examples (the last pic was taken in Sheffield).

 

https://twitter.com/kasmunro/status/269801142656065536/photo/1

 

 

https://twitter.com/RSPB_OldMoor/status/269160362488782848/photo/1

[Victor Meldrew 33]

There were several flycatching from the tops of tall trees in the Botanical Gardens on Friday. I've seen them do this before (in fact they spend most of the year doing it back home) but never this late. Then a flock of 30+ came over and they all flew off together.

 

When we reached the bottom of Eccy Road we found another huge flock by Waitrose.

[Phanerothyme 12]

They were in Nether Edge again on Friday morning, not far from where I saw them before. c:a 20-30 again.

[markfor 10]

Mon 26 November

 

Just seen flock of 50 Waxwings in tree Longfield Rd Crookes

 

Very exciting