Birding bits and pieces

I’ve done a lot of driving around the country recently – I’ve been collecting motorways.  Recently I have ‘got’ M1, M4, M5, M11 and far too much of the M25 as well as glimpses of the M2, M3 and M40 – is there a prize? When you spend a lot of time in a car…

Waxwings are here again

I caught up with some waxwings near my home on Thursday.  Huntingdon races were abandoned because of the freezing ground and my central heating had chosen to pack up a couple of days earlier.  In addition the car’s battery couldn’t cope with the cold and the AA had had to come out and get me…