Thanks, Hugh and Robert, for your posts and they have encouraged me to consider some sort of writing activity regarding the Waxwing Winter 2010/11 and Spring 2011. In fact, I think I shall begin this very night to burn the midnight oil in an attempt to assemble in a (hopefully ) readable form, as an LBC Bird Chat post, my relevant background notes, recollections and personal observations stretching over 6 calendar months :
from - 9 November 2010...7 Waxwings at the Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln
to......14 April 2011........3 Waxwings in Cowslip Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leics.
....plus a few historical references.
That 6-month calendar period encompasses 78 specifically targetted and documented Waxwing trips including 36 successful trips to 22 different sites - all faithfully recorded as far as I know on the LBC website - and all in Lincs except for the Melton Mowbray trip on 14 April.......but we wont be dwelling on the 42 dips which weren't recorded on the LBC website.
Writing such a Waxwing post will probably further affect the way my hair is starting to stand up crest-like, and also increase the growing number of wax-wrings around my eyes. I shall doubtless further develop the black mask-like markings now covering my forehead to go with the noticeable black patch that has appeared on my throat. Hopefully, I shan't be developing a dumpy body and short fat legs or a thick yellow stripe on my rear nether regions.
Anyway, I have no real complaints about the task ahead and it will certainly be a labour of love.
Freddy
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