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| The word had it that the trees around Lidl in the middle of Cinderford were playing host to 250-300 Waxwings. Since this is only about 5 miles from my home it had to be investigated. I did not see 300 all at once but I did see 80 with other flocks joining and leaving making it impossible to assess the number, however there were a lot. Rowans again were being stripped and these birds were not too bothered by shoppers and their trolleys. The only problem - no sun. 13th Dec 2010. | ||
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Almost every Waxwing picture I see has them feeding on the pale
pink berries that you see in the pictures above. I knew these
were Mountain Ash (Sorbus) but I did not know which variety. A
little research found that the following varieties do have these
berries; they start a darker pink and gradually fade to the pinky
white seen around December/January. If you want to attract
Waxwings plant: |
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