Mist On The Moors

Staffs Moorland

Staffs Moorland

Waxwings in Macclesfield

Finally Waxwings on my doorstep, found one first of all and then it's constant calling brought in another two. Waxwing

Waxwing

North Staffordshire Moorlands

As anyone who knows the Moors well, will tell you, it has a completely different climate to anywhere else, after seeing a report that a Snow Bunting had been seen again at the Mermaid Pool Morridge, we decided to investigate only to find it blowing a gail and you could see the rain in the distance a mile off, with a few other ardent Birders joining the search, there were two found along the track going away from the Pool and with patience and withstanding the down pour, as there were clear sky's coming in behind the rain clouds, the best of the shots are below, got only by lying behind a big boulder, only after standing up did I realise just how wet I had got,saturated from the waist down and was lucky to be let back in the car for the ride home, but I think it was well worth it and the damp is soon forgotten with a change of clothes and a hot cup of tea. Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Hanley Staffordshire

Met up with lots of friends old and new and spent a great day in the Octagon Retail Park, watching and waiting for the Waxwings to come and go onto the berry trees, arrived at around 9am and stayed until approx 3pm, there must have been around 20 of us at one point staking out one small tree, much to the bewilderment of shoppers and passers-by, with their curiosity getting to most of them, as they stopped to asked what we were there for, I have no doubt many of which now have the internet blocked as they look up what a Waxwing is !! Mistle Thrush

Waxwing

Waxwing