More reminiscing. Another photo from Grand Manan this summer. A Cedar Waxwing.
Looking at the birds white under-tail coverts, rather than the chestnut of our own ‘Bohemian’ Waxwings was a sort of double reminder. I recall going to Nottingham. It must have been in 1996. God that’s 20 years ago. Early in the year maybe … probably February. My friend Ken Laban and I set off to search the huge flock of about a thousand or more Waxwings for the Cedar Waxwing that had turned up among them. We found it … eventually. The flock was very mobile. After an initial brief glimpse the whole flock took flight but eventually settled a mile or so away on the outskirts of the city in berried bushes surrounding an industrial estate. This enabled us to have really good views. Those were the days. Nothing like a spot of dirty twitching!
Letter From Norfolk 
I’m a dirty twitcher and proud of it. The more dirt the better!!!
Must come on one of your Purple Emperor excursions in the summer and if your doing orchids in Kent that would be good.
Hope you’ve had a cool Yule!
Tim.
Hi Tim hope you’re both well. Ip at parents at the moment so I’m unsure how many places left on PE tour. If you’re interested send me a mail. No Orchid tours to Kent planned but it’s an idea! I have places on the suffolk orchid day – some good ones to see on the tour – see page 25 on the latest issue of The Norfolk Wing https://issuu.com/wildlifetoursandeducation/docs/norfolk_wing_2016-17