Around 50 by Victoria Quays in Sheffield on Friday last. Feeding on the many Cotoneaster berries in the office car-park.
Mike Chorley said
Sun Mar 24 10:03 PM, 2024
4 at Churchill Way, Neston at 10.30 this morning.
Kate Jauffur said
Sat Jan 27 10:35 PM, 2024
We were on our way to Hassop Station last week when we got a puncture (damn potholes!) so spent the afternoon sitting in Buxton Pavilion car park instead! Went back today and saw 1 solitary waxwing - very close and obliging - of course, we met someone who had made it there last weekend and seen 'around 100' - isn't it always the way?!!
-- Edited by Kate Jauffur on Saturday 27th of January 2024 10:36:10 PM
Andy Slee said
Wed Jan 10 5:46 PM, 2024
Three Waxwing just by Eastern corner of the Dog Field / opposite Recovery Wharf at Moore NR this morn. (400yards East of the Swing Bridge once on the reserve side).
Paul Flackett said
Tue Jan 9 11:25 AM, 2024
Sizeable flocks have been on the outskirts of Bakewell, on the Monsal Trail at Hassop Station, for the last 3 weeks. Saw 40+ there yesterday, eating Hawthorn berries and dropping down just yards from us to drink from a puddle by the side of the track.
33 Waxwing Battersby Lane Warrington at 2pm yesterday.
Andy Slee said
Sun Dec 17 4:31 PM, 2023
28 - 32 Waxwing at Forshaw Street / Battersby Lane, Warrington at times through the day. Calling nicely this afternoon when I had time to stop and watch as opposed to views from traffic queues to date this year. Around 3pm a second flock of 20 or so flew in twice from the direction of Winwick Road circling the trees the other group is roosting in before returning that direction (flocks have been seen near Tesco). A group of eight Starlings flew by the second time the mobile flock appeared to give a nice flight comparison.
-- Edited by Andy Slee on Sunday 17th of December 2023 04:33:08 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Dec 15 10:35 AM, 2023
2 waxwing marsh house lane car park Warrington at 9.50 as they went to leave at 10am unfortunately 1 was taken by sparrowhawk , the other flew back towards battersby lane .
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Dec 13 1:33 PM, 2023
2 Waxwing seemingly roosted at Battersby Lane Warrington, and present until 09.20 when they flew off strong east . none present when I called in at 12.30 on my way home from the patch.
Record shot of them below
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 13th of December 2023 03:28:56 PM
Watched a group of 12 in Sheffield today. The usual hotspot in Crosspool. Numbers have been building all week and I'm sure they'll be around for a few more days as there are still an awful lot of berries on several trees. Saw the odd bird flycatching as well.
Numbers have really built-up now. Around 200 yesterday including a group that were feeding on Leyland Cypress cones (see photo) even though there were still plenty of berries in several trees along Manchester Road.
Reports on various media of seven at New Road Arley (near the Evergreen Shipping containers), three in Warrington Town Centre (Foreshaw Street / Battersby Lane), flyovers at Woolston Eyes and Moulton this morning so certainly seem to have arrived in North Cheshire.
John Watson said
Mon Nov 27 11:01 AM, 2023
Trefoil Close, Toxteth, Liverpool
y'day pm (Sun 26/11), 41 Waxwings
today (Mon 27/11), report of just 5 Waxwings so far
Vicky Harper said
Sun Nov 26 4:28 PM, 2023
2:40 this afternoon:
1 waxwing at the top of a tree on Turnlea Avenue, Glossop
David Hughes said
Mon Nov 20 2:29 PM, 2023
1 Stansted rd chorley today 1 pm
Paul Flackett said
Mon Nov 20 1:10 PM, 2023
Paul Flackett wrote:
Watched a group of 12 in Sheffield today. The usual hotspot in Crosspool. Numbers have been building all week and I'm sure they'll be around for a few more days as there are still an awful lot of berries on several trees. Saw the odd bird flycatching as well.
Numbers up to 25+ now according to Sheffield Bird Study Group.
Chris Roberts said
Sat Nov 11 6:36 PM, 2023
Group of five flying behind tall tree and a laden bush behind the Wiveton bell public house, north Norfolk. Good chance they will be around for a few days as masses of berries.
Paul Flackett said
Fri Nov 10 11:26 PM, 2023
Watched a group of 12 in Sheffield today. The usual hotspot in Crosspool. Numbers have been building all week and I'm sure they'll be around for a few more days as there are still an awful lot of berries on several trees. Saw the odd bird flycatching as well.
Paul Flackett said
Sat Jan 7 5:31 PM, 2023
Long overdue Waxwing, a single adult, in Sheffield yesterday. It was in the berry trees that line the local hot-spot Manchester Road in Crosspool (ironically the first built-up area you hit in Sheffield after crossing the Snake Pass). None reported today though.
Chris Sutton said
Thu Feb 21 11:53 AM, 2019
Visiting Lancaster today and saw 2 waxwing on lentworth drive Scotforth in Lancaster . Been around a few days now but berry tree looking bare. Chris
Phil Cunliffe said
Sun Jan 27 3:47 PM, 2019
3 in "berry trees" (sorry can't be specific with species of tree) at the junction of Battersby Lane and Forshaw Street, Warrington this morning at 10:40.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 15 9:17 PM, 2019
2 in Adlington behind the pet store at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Chris Harper said
Sat Dec 29 6:36 PM, 2018
7 this morning in Glossop municipal car park at 09.30 with 3 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare
Stephen Fuentes said
Thu Nov 29 1:32 PM, 2018
Large numbers of Waxwings being reported in eastern Scotland and East Yorkshire today. So we could be in for another influx this winter. Keep a lookout.
Cheers,
Steve.
Mark Burgess said
Sat Jan 28 2:40 PM, 2017
8 in trees opposite John Moorse University Liverpool city centre at approx.12.45pm
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jan 23 8:46 PM, 2017
12 in the car park at Egerton Youth Club, Knutsford this early afternoon.
Info thanks to David Humphries
Doc Brewster said
Thu Jan 19 4:31 PM, 2017
Like Dave I'll post extra info here as well as in another thread in case folk only look in one place
20 Waxwings in Middlewich today, on Meadow View on the outskirts on the Northwich side, CW10 9QB for Sat Navs. The birds were in a pink Rowan a third of the way down on the right (2 or 3 berry trees here, with lots of berries left). They frequently flew off over the houses towards the all weather pitches and perched up in trees over there. They are very skittish so staying in the car may be best
dave broome said
Mon Jan 16 10:03 AM, 2017
6 Waxwing over Milner Street, Warrington this morning
dave broome said
Fri Jan 13 9:30 AM, 2017
Approx 100 Waxwings at Milner Street , Warrington this morning, though disappearing a lot of the time in two groups. At least 2 colour-ringed birds among them, but difficult to get good enough views of legs to read them (a Merseyside Ringing Group bird and a Grampian Ringing Group bird). Could probably be picked up on photos more readily.
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 13th of January 2017 09:45:27 PM
Doc Brewster said
Sun Jan 1 10:22 PM, 2017
Headed to Barnton late afternoon as there had been reports of Waxwings there and it is very local to me. However on arrival birding mates present informed me that the flock of 24 had been flushed by a Sparrowhawk. We then waited with others for around 45mins with no luck. Consolation of year ticks of Sparrowhawk and Grey Wagtail were welcome however!
A quick whizz around some other berry trees that we had been told about proved fruitless (no pun intended ) so we headed home. But on taking the shortest route back to the main road, down Manor Drive past the Barn Owl Pub I noticed a large group of birds in the top of a tree - Waxwings They came doem to feed on a rowan and showed really well, a count revealing 28 birds so not only had we found them in a new feeding location, we had also self-found 4 new birds!! Not a bad result, but they then flew off, presumably to roost as the light was fading fast. With so many berries around Barton as a whole these birds will probably stick around for a while
dave broome said
Sat Dec 31 3:19 PM, 2016
38 at Milner Street, Warrington at 14:45
Mark Jarrett said
Sat Dec 31 3:10 PM, 2016
No sign of any Waxwings around the Lidl area in Northwich midday today. A few small trees with berries here and there although the berries look well past their 'sell by date.'
Mark Jarrett said
Fri Dec 30 10:30 PM, 2016
C & W Bird News reporting 8 Waxwing at Lidl in Northwich yesterday late afternoon. Will have a look tomorrow to see if still around.
dave broome said
Wed Dec 28 9:37 AM, 2016
21 in Warrington this morning alongside the A49 at Winwick Rd/Alder Ln
Mark Jarrett said
Tue Nov 29 8:12 PM, 2016
Had a look for the Waxwings in Blackburn this morning en route to the Fylde Coast. Initially, saw around a dozen birds adjacent to the Go Outdoors store but once we were out of the car they vanished. Did a circuit of going over to Garden Street, Griffin Pub and back to the Go Outdoors store, checking the berry laden trees without success. However, we then learnt of the flock being behind the aforementioned pub, slightly in to the small housing estate. Shortly after we arrived (six or seven minutes from Go Outdoors) the flock of around twenty birds flew in. Very confiding, moving between two or three trees on the estate.
Thanks for the info Austin. I used to live just down the road in Darwen, so know the area well. I am birding in Lancs tomorrow so it would be rude not to try and find them! Nice photographs you took.
Austin Morley said
Mon Nov 28 8:05 PM, 2016
Hi Mark,
There are about 25 Waxwings in and around the Go Outdoors store in blackburn please take a look here http://austinmorley.blogspot.co.uk/ for pictutres and some more info on where the birds are hanging about.
Mark Jarrett said
Mon Nov 28 7:03 PM, 2016
Birdguides reporting Waxwings in Blackburn today. Usual spot is the car park on Mincing Lane/Weir Street - see directions etc a few posts down from January 2014. I have also been told of a sighting of a few birds at Go Outdoors which is at the western end of King Street near St Wilfred's School. I have only the very basic/free Birdguides info, so not sure if it is one group of birds, or two.
Eric Finch said
Sun Nov 20 3:56 PM, 2016
Three waxwings seen at 3pm on Littledale Rd, Great Sankey, Warrington.
steven burke said
Sun Nov 13 7:36 PM, 2016
the sidings, Cheadle, Staffordshire. popped in on the way back from Buckinghamshire this afternoon.
6 waxwings showing well in the first garden on the sidings, I had them all to myself before a few of the local residents came over to enjoy them also, they eventually flew off west just before 4pm.
Single Waxwing posing for the hordes of photographers just next to visitor centre at RSPB Old Moor. Nice Sunday dinner with the missus too!
Cheers Chris
Neil Southworth said
Wed Feb 5 10:48 AM, 2014
Single Waxwing in Collingwood Road, Chorley, opposite the end of Pembroke Place. Apparently there was a small flock yesterday.
Phil Hampson said
Tue Jan 21 11:09 AM, 2014
4 waxwings present this morning in the car park at the junction of Mincing Lane and Weir Street in Blackburn. Plenty of berries around. They were harassed off by a magpie at one stage but returned quickly.
Phil
Mark Jarrett said
Sat Jan 18 11:13 AM, 2014
Four Waxwings still present around the car park (berries a-plenty) at the junction of Mincing Lane and Weir Street in Blackburn, which is just off the A666 approaching the town centre. If not feeding in trees at the north end of the car park, they have a tendancy to rest/preen on the tv aeriel of the restaurant across the road at the opposite end of the car park. They have been around for a week or so and this has become a regular spot over the years.
Jon Bowen said
Sat Apr 6 7:33 PM, 2013
34 Waxwings on Preston New Rd Southport south west of garage at junction with Fylde Rd at about 2.30 today
-- Edited by Jon Bowen on Saturday 6th of April 2013 08:01:57 PM
Nick Isherwood said
Sun Mar 24 10:34 PM, 2013
10 Waxwings in the trees on the car park at Asda in Anfield at lunchtime today. Made a nice sight while I was having lunch in the van.
Chris Evans said
Fri Mar 15 2:18 AM, 2013
19 waxwings seen at 12:30 in trees at junction of Beresford Road and Homestead Way in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
We were on our way to Hassop Station last week when we got a puncture (damn potholes!) so spent the afternoon sitting in Buxton Pavilion car park instead! Went back today and saw 1 solitary waxwing - very close and obliging - of course, we met someone who had made it there last weekend and seen 'around 100' - isn't it always the way?!!
-- Edited by Kate Jauffur on Saturday 27th of January 2024 10:36:10 PM
Three Waxwing just by Eastern corner of the Dog Field / opposite Recovery Wharf at Moore NR this morn. (400yards East of the Swing Bridge once on the reserve side).
Sizeable flocks have been on the outskirts of Bakewell, on the Monsal Trail at Hassop Station, for the last 3 weeks. Saw 40+ there yesterday, eating Hawthorn berries and dropping down just yards from us to drink from a puddle by the side of the track.
33 Waxwing Battersby Lane Warrington at 2pm yesterday.
28 - 32 Waxwing at Forshaw Street / Battersby Lane, Warrington at times through the day. Calling nicely this afternoon when I had time to stop and watch as opposed to views from traffic queues to date this year. Around 3pm a second flock of 20 or so flew in twice from the direction of Winwick Road circling the trees the other group is roosting in before returning that direction (flocks have been seen near Tesco). A group of eight Starlings flew by the second time the mobile flock appeared to give a nice flight comparison.
-- Edited by Andy Slee on Sunday 17th of December 2023 04:33:08 PM
2 waxwing marsh house lane car park Warrington at 9.50 as they went to leave at 10am unfortunately 1 was taken by sparrowhawk , the other flew back towards battersby lane .
2 Waxwing seemingly roosted at Battersby Lane Warrington, and present until 09.20 when they flew off strong east . none present when I called in at 12.30 on my way home from the patch.
Record shot of them below
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 13th of December 2023 03:28:56 PM
Numbers have really built-up now. Around 200 yesterday including a group that were feeding on Leyland Cypress cones (see photo) even though there were still plenty of berries in several trees along Manchester Road.
at least 9 Waxwing earlier and at least 8 still present at Battersby Lane at 13.00 when I left.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 1st of December 2023 01:11:49 PM
7 in same area just ,3 left nw ,7 arrived from south
36 visits to the site in a month ,was rewarded with finally finding 3 there ,Waxwing have been hard to find
Locally this winter, which is surprising with thousands across the country.
Within 5 minutes of arriving - John Tymon arrived - and three Waxwing quickly showed. Thanks very much John for the tip off earlier today.
Reports on various media of seven at New Road Arley (near the Evergreen Shipping containers), three in Warrington Town Centre (Foreshaw Street / Battersby Lane), flyovers at Woolston Eyes and Moulton this morning so certainly seem to have arrived in North Cheshire.
Trefoil Close, Toxteth, Liverpool
y'day pm (Sun 26/11), 41 Waxwings
today (Mon 27/11), report of just 5 Waxwings so far
1 waxwing at the top of a tree on Turnlea Avenue, Glossop
Numbers up to 25+ now according to Sheffield Bird Study Group.
Watched a group of 12 in Sheffield today. The usual hotspot in Crosspool. Numbers have been building all week and I'm sure they'll be around for a few more days as there are still an awful lot of berries on several trees. Saw the odd bird flycatching as well.
Long overdue Waxwing, a single adult, in Sheffield yesterday. It was in the berry trees that line the local hot-spot Manchester Road in Crosspool (ironically the first built-up area you hit in Sheffield after crossing the Snake Pass). None reported today though.
Chris
2 in Adlington behind the pet store at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
7 this morning in Glossop municipal car park at 09.30 with 3 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare
Large numbers of Waxwings being reported in eastern Scotland and East Yorkshire today. So we could be in for another influx this winter. Keep a lookout.
Cheers,
Steve.
Info thanks to David Humphries
Like Dave I'll post extra info here as well as in another thread in case folk only look in one place
20 Waxwings in Middlewich today, on Meadow View on the outskirts on the Northwich side, CW10 9QB for Sat Navs. The birds were in a pink Rowan a third of the way down on the right (2 or 3 berry trees here, with lots of berries left). They frequently flew off over the houses towards the all weather pitches and perched up in trees over there. They are very skittish so staying in the car may be best
6 Waxwing over Milner Street, Warrington this morning
Approx 100 Waxwings at Milner Street , Warrington this morning, though disappearing a lot of the time in two groups. At least 2 colour-ringed birds among them, but difficult to get good enough views of legs to read them (a Merseyside Ringing Group bird and a Grampian Ringing Group bird). Could probably be picked up on photos more readily.
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 13th of January 2017 09:45:27 PM
Headed to Barnton late afternoon as there had been reports of Waxwings there and it is very local to me. However on arrival birding mates present informed me that the flock of 24 had been flushed by a Sparrowhawk. We then waited with others for around 45mins with no luck. Consolation of year ticks of Sparrowhawk and Grey Wagtail were welcome however!
A quick whizz around some other berry trees that we had been told about proved fruitless (no pun intended
) so we headed home. But on taking the shortest route back to the main road, down Manor Drive past the Barn Owl Pub I noticed a large group of birds in the top of a tree - Waxwings 
They came doem to feed on a rowan and showed really well, a count revealing 28 birds so not only had we found them in a new feeding location, we had also self-found 4 new birds!! Not a bad result, but they then flew off, presumably to roost as the light was fading fast. With so many berries around Barton as a whole these birds will probably stick around for a while 
38 at Milner Street, Warrington at 14:45
21 in Warrington this morning alongside the A49 at Winwick Rd/Alder Ln
There are about 25 Waxwings in and around the Go Outdoors store in blackburn please take a look here http://austinmorley.blogspot.co.uk/ for pictutres and some more info on where the birds are hanging about.
Three waxwings seen at 3pm on Littledale Rd, Great Sankey, Warrington.
6 waxwings showing well in the first garden on the sidings, I had them all to myself before a few of the local residents came over to enjoy them also, they eventually flew off west just before 4pm.
Phil
-- Edited by Jon Bowen on Saturday 6th of April 2013 08:01:57 PM
Chris