I have been watching the updates on Birdguides regarding the waxwings that had been residing on the outskirts of Goole over the past week or so. I try to avoid ‘twitching’ as much as possible these days but the prospect of close views of the magnificent birds, less than an hour away proved too much of a temptation.
They were very easy to find, parking wasn’t a problem and within a minute of me arriving I was already taking photos.
They are residing in a roadside hedge feeding on the remaining berries and periodically flying over the road to get a drink in the ditch. They are very tame and did not seem unsettled by the amount of photographers as well as traffic flying past at close quarters.
I suspect they will be on their way back to Scandinavia very shortly so I dont know if I’ll get another chance to see them.
A couple of tips for anyone who hasn’t been to see them. I arrived at around 10am and already the sun had moved round so it was more coming from the side and was very contrasty, so if you go, go early-the earlier in the day the bette.
Also they are viewable ffrom the side of the ban-if you photograph them from either the top or half-way down, you will get ‘land’ in the background as opposed to sky, which makes for a more pleasing image in my view.
Until next time, thanks for reading.
