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These beautiful birds made a visit to the UK this winter in large numbers, presumably due to harsher than normal weather in their home ground of Russia and Scandinavia.   I was lucky and didn't need to travel far for my viewing - a flock of over 100 gave a visit to the Forest of Dean for over a week in January 2006.  The weather was unfair for photography throughout the week, except for a brief moment when the sun came out on the second day.  These photographs where the result.

Waxwing 05 crop

Waxwing  Bombicilla garrulus

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