They've
given Spurn Point a miss
18:46, 8
JAN 2019
When you
think of birdwatching, you would imagine people dressed from head to toe in
camouflage, staking out in the middle of woods or on cliff tops.
But
birdwatchers from across East Yorkshire have
decided against scenic trips to Spurn Point or Bempton Cliffs - instead opting
to do their spotting in an altogether less likely place.
Men and
women with their long lenses have been spotted focusing on a group of rare
waxwings in Hessle ,
just yards from where hundreds of shoppers go about getting their groceries.
The birds
have been spotted near Aldi and Sainsbury's car
parks on either side of Priory Way. A flock of more than a dozen of the
rare birds have taken up residence in trees near the supermarkets.
Birdwatcher
Michael Flowers says the birds were spotted as early as the end of November but
that their numbers are now at a high for winter 2018/19.
He said:
"The Waxwings first appeared at Hessle this season on November 28 when
nine were seen. Numbers gradually dropped until there were only three on 23
December. Numbers rose again on 5 January when 13 were seen. There must have
been another influx from Scandinavia."
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