Looks like the U.K. is outside the normal range for Cedar Waxwings. Myself, I've never seen (or heard) a European Robin. I didn't even know that European Robins and American Robins were different species until a couple of years ago. We might need to travel to each others' continents to see some of each others' familiar birds. I haven't done any birding-focused long-distance travel, yet, have you?
We do have waxwings here. I've only ever heard them referred waxwings though, and don't know if the cedar is a subspecies. The two look the same on a quick google search!
No, I have never been birdwatching far from home. I saw a very impressive murmuration in Tunisia once years ago, but the birds were much too high up for me to see what they were. Presumably just starlings (who I like a lot, but are familiar birds here).
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I've never seen a waxwing :(
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Looks like the U.K. is outside the normal range for Cedar Waxwings. Myself, I've never seen (or heard) a European Robin. I didn't even know that European Robins and American Robins were different species until a couple of years ago. We might need to travel to each others' continents to see some of each others' familiar birds. I haven't done any birding-focused long-distance travel, yet, have you?
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No, I have never been birdwatching far from home. I saw a very impressive murmuration in Tunisia once years ago, but the birds were much too high up for me to see what they were. Presumably just starlings (who I like a lot, but are familiar birds here).
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they are handsome birds.
what is the fruit?
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Sorry, I don't know what kinds of berries those are. They were on a large shrub / small tree, about 10 feet tall, I think. Possibly pyracantha?
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