After hearing about the abundance of Wawings this autumn I headed up to a spot, near to the office, where I have seen these beautiful birds in previous years. The reports on the Berkshire Birds web site (http://www.berksbirds.co.uk) confirmed that there were birds present this week. The conditions were perfect with a bright sunny autumn day and few clouds. I had the car with me at work so drove the ten minutes or so to World's End Hill near the B3430. On arriving I saw an encouraging site as there were two people with binoculars and a telescope peering into the nearby trees. They had spotted 4 Waxwings high in the birch tree, Apparently the birds flew down to the nearby rowan tree when anyone went past and my arrival had the desired effect as right on cue they flew down and started to eat the berries. Unfortunately, I only had my Canon compact so not nearly enough reach to take any worthwhile pictures, However, the view in the binoculars was text book. Great views of the birds, side on in full sunshine, eating berries with the deep blue autumn sky beyond.
A great sight for any lunchtime!
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