I’ve been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, trying to be patient, not always succeeding. Then, finally, this week, Waxwings arrived at a park in north Cardiff, just a train ride away from home. I’m sure the four Scandinavian stunners felt right at home in the freezing temperatures today – not so the 20 or so birders waiting for the birds to come down from the treetops to eat the berries on the row of Rowan trees edging the park’s central path. Unfortunately, the Waxwings only came down to feed for a very short time while I was there but these were my first ever Waxwings so I was more than happy! Have you seen any this year?
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They are stunning birds. About ten years ago there was a small flock in Torquay but since then nothing. Hoping they will make it here this winter.
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The local birds finished scoffing the berries and have now moved on, so there’s still time for one of these flocks to reach you, Philip. Good luck! 🙂
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Beautiful! I’ve never seen a waxwing in person….
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I hope you get to see them one day. 🙂
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I’ve not yet seen any in Derbyshire, but a local television news report suggests they’re around somewhere.
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According to the BBC: ‘More than 350 waxwings have been spotted feasting on hawthorn berries at Hassop Station, near Bakewell, in recent weeks.’ That’s a huge number, would be worth going for a look, I’m sure. 🙂
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I haven’t but they seem to be everywhere this Winter. Some even visited Clitheroe. Have there been more than usual in the UK this year?
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Every few years – seven since the last one, we have a ‘Waxwing winter’, when either really bad weather or a failure of the Rowan berries in Scandinavia sees Waxwings come streaming across the North Sea in search of food. As they devour the berries they find in the northeast of the UK and more birds arrive, they steadily spread south and west in search of food. 🙂
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Same here in Hampshire seem to be arriving but not seen any – (never seen one live in hope)
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If there are still berries, there is still time, so fingers crossed for you, Andy. 🙂
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