Rare birds to look out for this winter
• Waxwing This bird has an impressive orange / buffcoloured head crest , black eye stripe and red , yellow and black markings on wings and tail . Waxwings visit British gardens when food supplies run out in Scandinavia , eating rowan berries , crab apples and other fruit .
• Goldcrest The smallest breeding bird in Britain , it has a bright yellow stripe on its tiny head , a buff body and gold threads on wings and tail .
• Bullfinch It has a distinctive coral-red breast and black cap but numbers have declined because they sometimes decimate tree buds and blossom .
• Grey wagtail With a lemon-yellow breast and grey body , this bird loves ponds . Their tails bob while they search for aquatic invertebrates .
• Lesser spotted woodpecker Rarely seen , it favours treetops in its hunt for insects . It ’ s the size of a sparrow , with black and white bars on the back and wings . Males have red on the top of their head .
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