Waxwing are a regular late autumn migrant in Øygarden although numbers vary from year to year. In 2010 many hundred of these superbly photogenic birds were present throughout Øygarden. Unusually many of these flocks stopped to feed rather than passing through quickly. For more details of the occurrence of this irruptive species in Øygarden see here.

Above and below, migrant Waxwings on Hernar, October 2010




Below: Waxwing feeding on Juniper berries, Rong, Øygarden, October 2010



 Many species of berry bearing plants depend on birds to spread the seeds - see here for a rather graphic example of Waxwings after eating mistletoe.


Above and below: Migrant Waxwings, Engerdal, Hedmark, October 2015.
Waxwing breed in small numbers in Engerdal kommune but are a lot commoner as migrants in October






One of a flock of Waxwings feeding in the Botanical Garden, Oslo, December 2019