Week 1 - Week Beginning 25/12/25 - Waxwings & Waders
December 25th I had been desperately wanting to see waxwings for several months. After seeing my first bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus), a pair, on the 20th of December, near me in Peterborough. Another pair of waxwings had then been spotted in a town near me on the 24th of December. At 10am on Christmas day the sighting was updated to say they were still there. After opening presents and eating breakfast me, my mum and grandad drove to where they were recorded earlier that morning. My mum and grandad are also avid birders and my grandpa hadn't seen waxwings in around 11 years since they visited Rugby and was also very excited to see them. We arrived at the spot were they had been recorded at around 11am, a quite relatively modern housing estate, we spent around 5 minutes walking down an alley then out and along a side road were several prominent trees were lining the road. Not seeing anything we headed back to the car along another road. About halfway along the road ahead o...