Colour-ringed Waxwing Report

Colours: LRB Ring NW49487


Date Location                 Age/sex Obs         Dist  dir Notes

27/11/10 Aberdeen                4f LC/RD/JL/EW

21/12/10 Taunton                 4f Hyrax         685km SSW Resighting

03/03/11 Bayswater Rd, Oxford    4f Peter Barker  152km NE  Resighting.

05/03/11 Bayswater Rd, Oxford    4f Jason Coppock 0km       Resighting.

Above is the ringing report for a colour-ringed waxwing seen in Oxon by Peter Barker and Jason Coppock. Photo below:

Following an exceptional number of resightings along the south coast earlier in the winter we wondered if the birds would then head across the channel into France . Your resighting, like a few others (see attached map) suggest that most of the birds have turned east and west and back north rather than make another hazardous sea crossing. Unfortunately sightings have reduced greatly as people have seen the bird, got the photo and moved on to other things so I am very pleased to hear from you about this bird.

Raymond Duncan on behalf of Grampian Ringing group.