Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
- Length
- 18 cm
- Weight
- 55 g
- Clutch
- 4–6 eggs
- Incubation
- 14 days
- Fledging
- 14–15 days
- Broods
- 1 per year
- Nest box
- Does not use enclosed boxes
Identification
- Pinkish-brown with a crest
- Black mask
- Yellow tail-tip and red waxy wing tips
Trilling 'sirrr'.
Diet and garden feeding
Berries — rowan, cotoneaster and apples.
- Best foods: Apples.
- Irrupts every few winters; check supermarket car parks with rowans.
Nesting
Cup in Arctic conifers.
Waxwings by country
Sources
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.