Waxwings stripping hedge and ringed

 Spotted these the other weekend stripping a cotoneaster hedge. Two days later they had moved onto the other hedge in the background.

 In the weighing pot. Cynfon sidan in Welsh for their old name Silk Tail.
In the hand:

Rook architecture

Rooks are very busy at this time of year with lots of squabbling and thieving sticks from one another's nests. As the leaves emerge the birds will be feeding young but with another week of snow and freezing temperatures that feels like a while off yet.