Read more about the article UK set for mass arrival of rare berry-loving birds
Waxwing by Liz Cutting

UK set for mass arrival of rare berry-loving birds

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Large numbers of rare and beautiful Waxwings are heading towards the UK in what could be the first major arrival for a decade, say researchers from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). These pinkish, Starling-sized birds have swooping crests, orange, grey and lemon-yellow tails, and wing feathers with waxy red tips. They breed in coniferous forests from Scandinavia to eastern Russia and usually spend the winter further south.

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Read more about the article Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: September
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum (Dr Phil Smith)

Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: September

In contrast to earlier months, our rainfall in September was about average, with measureable amounts on 12 days. There were even four properly wet days, something we hadn’t experienced for a long time. Despite this, the sand-dune water-table rose by only 3 cm, probably because the soil was so dry. The Met. Office tells us that the first nine months of 2022 were the warmest since records began in 1884, while it was also the driest year, so far, since 1959. These figures are consistent with a warming trend in Britain, due to climate change that is happening more quickly than predicted.

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