THE invasion of Waxwings (Bombyqilla g, garrulus) into the British Isles in the winter of 1946-1947 was the heaviest recorded for which comparative details are available. The greatest numbers arrived on the east coast from Inverness-shire south to Yorkshire in November. They were preceded by a few early stragglers in October and one, recorded in the report of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, in t...

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