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Rare Bird Sightings
January 2006
Photo: Steve Botham
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This
Little Bunting was spotted by Steve Botham at Stiffkey Marsh in
Norfolk on the 15th
January. These birds are normally found in northern Scandinavia,
where they breed, and further east to Siberia. According to
the BTO only around 29 Little Buntings arrive on our shores each
year.
A flock of Crossbills were spotted at Walesby wood Lincs on the
20th January by Dean Eades and Steve Botham.
These Stocky little finches have a heavy beak which has crossed
tips, hence the name. Numbers of these birds can fluctuate wildly
from year to year. Scottish Crossbills, which look very similar,
are now very scarce and red listed.
More Waxwings were spotted on 16th January by Colin Ebdon. This
time in the car park of 'Homebase' in Pitsea, Essex. According to members of the local RSPB group, the birds had been coming and going
for a week and the numbers appear to have increased steadily, peaking at around 30+ individuals.
Colin said they didn't scoff the berries all at once. They took
two or three and then flew back to perch and feed. He was told by one of the RSPB boys that their digestive system could not cope with
too many at one time, so they wait a while before taking more.
We also heard from Paul Teasdale who had 51 Waxwings feeding off a berry tree in
his front garden in Pelton, County Durham.
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