Crowborough 1/02/2017

An absolutely horrible day today, all misty and murky, so that visibility was probably about 10% at most. All the same, somebody reported Waxwings in the Warren, so I drove over there. The car was parked on the roadside verge, and getting out, I walked towards some trees which I thought might be suitable for that species. A Coal Tit suddenly called out of the murk from one of the pine trees on my left, and then, through misted binoculars (I am not sure whether the binoculars were misty or the weather!) I saw three birds at the very top of a tree, half faded out. The binoculars showed a bird which was slightly smaller than a Starling, by my reckoning, but I couldn't be sure what they were. Then, out of the blue, a trilling bell-like noise came to my ears. hat really is quite a thrilling noise, and the one that I wanted to hear. Sure enough, the mist cleared a little for a moment, and the crests became visible. All the same, I was quite glad to get back into the car and dry out!