Waxwings drop in
About 200 yards from the kitchen window is a row of Oak trees on the edge of the village. I have often scanned these trees during the last 4 years and never seen anything of note. This all changed on sunday though, when a flock of birds landed in the uppermost branches. Something didn't quite feel right, and through the Binocs, they had a Waxwing feel to them, even though they were just too far to confirm. Fortunately, they stayed put while I got my scope and tripod out of the car and got nice views of 19 waxwings all sitting tight. Funnily enough I had thought I heard a Waxwing in the morning, but scanning around the garden only revealed a Greenfinch. "Must have imagined it", I thought. Maybe I did, but a funny coincidence. Sadly the real Waxwings turned up just as my Sunday lunch was being served, so I didn't get a chance to pursue them for closer views with my camera. Still, a pretty cool addition to the "seen from the house" list which now stands at a fa