Hi Ste, I know you like to keep up with the Waxwing sightings and here is some notes from recent vismig stuff.......
Today large counts from two areas in Scotland:
UK Pager Reports
120+ and 400+ from Portree....
100+ Pitlochry.....
From reports on Trektellen there doesent yet seem to have been a sizeable influx into the Low Countries? which suggests that the current E and NE air is bringing the most to us in the UK at the moment?
This could well be happening with some other species as well, as again, no really big counts of Blackbirds at the migration sites over there!
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: David Barker To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
Exit from S Sweden speeds up! Yesterday 770 Waxwings and today 660 through Falsterbo.
http://www.skof.se/fbo/index_e.html
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: David Barker To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
A fantastic photo Clive.... Just shows how much like Starlings they are in the squadrons! Many more flocks mainly small and of upto c30 (Orkney) recorded today down the east side of the UK, as well as 16 on the Isle of Skye and just now Pager Report 1714hr of 42 at Portree again on the Isle of Skye, and again at Ornsay (Skye) another 40 report 1806hr so they are definately?? moving over land..... or might these have overshot and come in over the top and round the other way???
Agree they are (as they were in 2005) a good vis chance at the migration watchpoints..... Here is what we said in the call recognition artical for Waxwing, just as revision and so we are ready for em!
Waxwing
Shrill, vibrant "shrrreee" Have seen this described as "shrill" elsewhere but shrill to me implies something perhaps piercing or unpleasant yet it is such as soft and delightfully warm sound. Others have described it as a high-pitched tremolo. "shrrreee" perhaps also implies change of tone - louder at the end - but in reality the end is normally a gentle fade-out, perhaps "sriiiiiiii" or "s-r-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i"?
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: Clive McKay To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:01 PM Subject: RE: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
Hi Dave
With records all along the east coast from Orkney to Norfolk over the last few days there must be a chance of a vismig Waxwing. Easy to pass off as Starlings if youve got lots of Starlings passing by. Heres a pic I got of a fantastic flock of 79 migrating past Barry Buddon in Nov 2005.
From: Dave Barker To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 12:44 PM Subject: [vismig] Waxwings and Skegness Update 1100hr 31-10-2008
1100 Skegness text update from Andy: "" in addition to Starlings, Robin, Blackbird, mipits and Skylark all coming in off since last report.. brilliant""
Eddie: Also from UK pager reports this morning it is clear that there has been a further arrival of Waxwings to add to the already frequent (in the last few days) distribution down our east coast. 21 Waxwings even reported from Cumbria this morning so they are coming inland! Also interesting that where flight directions are quoted that a lot of them are north?
Dave
From: vismig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vismig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Barker Sent: 28 October 2008 23:03 To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Cc: Martyn Priestley; HOWARD CREBER HOME Subject: Re: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
They have just started to come through Falsterbo..... 11 yesterday, 230 today Tuesday 28th Oct..... we probably wont get these individuals but it confirms they are on the move!
http://www.skof.se/fbo/index_e.html
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Oakley-Martin, Darren
To: vismig@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
And another reported at the traditional wintering site of Morrisons supermarket in Cromer!
From: vismig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vismig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Barker Sent: 28 October 2008 16:19 To: vismig@yahoogroups.com Subject: [vismig] Re: Bohemian Waxwings
Looks like your Waxwings are starting to come Eddie:
UK Pager messages timed at 1348hr
N Yorks Filey: 3 Waxwings Sycamore Av at 1pm then flew north.
E Yorks Bempton Cliffs: 1 Waxwing in car park
Dave
--- In vismig@yahoogroups.com, "Eddie Chapman" @...>wrote: > > Hallo all, > > I have now returned to Norway from my short trip home to the UK. Waxwing > numbers are still good locally. I have just checked one of the Norwegian > databases and there were two huge counts yesterday with 1000 and 1800 birds > both seen in the east of the country, so once again it is probable that > these birds will move down through Sweden and into Europe. Hopefully however > some might make it over to the UK. > > > > Regards, > > Eddie Chapman, Voss, Norway > > Some of the latest observations from Norway: > http://www.birdwatchnorway.com/birdscan_015.htm >
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Hi Bryan Always nice to read through others comments and the descriptive terms for calls is always interesting as it always seems rather personal to listeners with few birders totally agreeing on sound. Particularly high frequency calls as age in the male human seems to diminish as age creeps up, non the less it's nice to hear peoples thoughts.
I always seem to do better in December for the Waxwing, possibly more to do with time off rather than more being about.
It's good to hear also from people from outside in the Uk that lie on the migration route of some birds although I find it sometimes a hard science to follow!
Thanks for the post.
-- Edited by Ste Rush at 22:02, 2008-11-04
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Brian, this message came through this morning, I would presume they are the same lot.... Bryan......
Hi Eddie
Thanks for the early warning again!
Waxwings here are still being reported in flocks of up to 200 in Scotland. Today there have been more reports of flocks in larger numbers from Norfolk, upto 69 I think. One report this evening that will interest you from the Greater Manchester area is of 15 from Great Lever, Bolton. So now they are coming inland in central northern England!
There would be no fun in it Sarfraz if a best place was identified.
Best to look out for mountain ash trees and other fruiting trees. I was lucky enough to have four stick around the neighbourhood a few years back and they were eating buds of poplar trees (April)
I guess the best place for Waxwings seems to be areas of Burnley, again in suitable fruiting trees.
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