Spot the punk rockers: hope for waxwing boost in annual UK bird count

People encouraged to record sightings of mohican-sporting birds in RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch this weekendThe scale of this waxwing winter will be revealed this weekend when people are encouraged to spend an hour recording the birds they see in their gardens, balconies, parks and school grounds.The spectacular migratory, mohican-sporting birds have been spotted across Britain during the colder weather and will be recorded alongside more familiar sparrows, blackbirds and robins in the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch. Continue reading...