Omg Waxwings

[Prudie]

I've just gone bleary eyed for a ciggy and thought what are they all over my crab apple? Waxwings! I'm so excited I've never seen one before. Sorry the picture was taken in such a panic it's not brilliant. South Dorset for the location.
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u589/Prudies/waxwings_zpsc099ceef.jpg

[kawakiri]

My only sighting of waxwings was in Chester, they were in a tree by the side of the canal near City Road. As it was my first sighting I had to look up what they were whilst in W H Smith.
This was 4 or 5 years ago, not seen any since.

[Prudie]

http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u589/Prudies/IMG_0206_zps0ebced0f.jpg
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u589/Prudies/IMG_0211_zps7bdefa5b.jpg

Couple more pics

[beejay1124]

as well as rowan,they are attracted to cotoneaster

[Prudie]

No all waxwings mazie, they have quite a flash of yellow in their tail feathers.

[ttfn]

Lovely photos, Prudie, well done :)

[Frank97]

Wow, you lucky lady. :-)
I didn't know they came over to this side of the country, but I've just done a search for "Waxwing sighting in my town" only to discover that there has been a sighting of about 25 an hour or so ago.
I shall have to keep my eye out.

[gness]

Frank...keep looking. They usually move in very short jumps, staying til they have stripped all the berries in a small area them move on to the next lot of berries. Good luck.

[Chipchopper]

It seems the current cold spell coming from Russia and Scandinavia are driving these waxwings further and further south.
I'm still hoping the see them in Hertfordshire, so fingers crossed!!