Mary, I certainly agree that the loss of trees at Fryerning is a natural occurrence but to lose so many trees in a short space of time makes you wonder whether many of them are suffering stress from summer droughts and other factors. It would also be interesting to know if there is any evidence of an increase in such stress related losses in the wider countryside. After all, much else is stressed out there nowadays, birds, bees and natural historians among them! As for Waxwings, you should have a few weeks yet to see them. Graham
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