Christine's walking & birds blog

A hard overnight frost gave way to a largely sunny day - but I don't feel well, so I've stayed at home. Still, it's not too bad when you have views of waxwings like this from the kitchen window. One bird (bottom right) has a whitish berry in its bill, so they're definitely plundering the tree in our neighbour's garden.


These three waxies made me laugh as they look a bit grumpy.


When they flew to the top of the ash tree I watched others arrive from a different direction and then counted twenty-two birds. The berry situation in the village is becoming critical and there seem to be far fewer winter thrushes around; no doubt some have already left and are gradually moving south.