Waxwings.

[melv16]

They're back in Sheffield...yaaayyy

[gness]

What a nice present today, Melv...now just go and shoo them down here please.....I need cheery....

You having a lovely time with your family?.....x

[melv16]

I've got hoards of them coming tomorrow, gness. Got 4 kids under three to entertain and feed:-\

[gness]

And you will love every minute! ....... x

[melv16]

I did love every minute, gness. I'll need to lie down in a darkened room to get over it:-)

[melv16]

According to my local bird group reports it looks it's going to be the year of the brambling. There's a good chance that waxwings will follow suit.

[maggiebee]

You are so lucky - have never seen a waxwing up here in Scotland - not in Dundee anyway.

[melv16]

Look on the waxwing Twitter site, Maggie. I'm sure they've been spotted in Scotland.

[maggiebee]

Will do melv - have never seen a brambling either!

[Barmaid]

Excellent. We've seen bramblings but no waxwings.

I've got the spotting scope set up in the kitchen atm. This is why nothing gets done.

[melv16]

Same here, barmaid. Nowt gets done in daylight hours.

[melv16]

No sightings of late but still plenty of bramblings.

[Tilly2]

We haven't seen many Fieldfare or Redwings yet. Are they about?

[melv16]

Got redwings in the local parks, not many fieldfares around, Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Why so few this year, Melv? Do you know?

[melv16]

Don't know, Tilly. There could be plenty of food on the east coast.