Waxwings

I was working on the allotment this morning when a flock of about twenty birds flew overhead. Their flight and flocking reminded me of Starlings but their tinkling call immediately made me realise they were Waxwings. They settled for a while in an apple tree and I was able to tell three other plotholders about them, and we all went for a closer look.

I was feeling very pleased with myself when I arrived home to tell Vanna. However, she had managed to see at least thirty Waxwings in Norwich city centre at about the same time, feeding on rowan berries by the former Bethel Hospital.

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