Waxwing   Bombycilla garrulus

Scarce irruptive passage migrant

 

·         1963   Reported as numerous between the 30th of October and the 30th of November (Pennington et al., 2004).

·         1966   One, 6th May (Pennington et al., 2004).

·         1996   One, 1st April; One, 11th November.

·         2003   One, trapped and ringed 19th October – 1st November. There were four separate observations, which probably relate to more than just this one individual.

·         2004   Two birds arrived on the 16th and 19th October. On the 21st a flock of 24 arrived and remained the next day. Thereafter, apart from two on the 26th,  there were singles on the 25th and 27th, and 3rd – 4th November.

·         2010   One, on the 21st October.