For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

		12:37 18/05/13		Waxwing		Aberdeenshire		Balmedie CP		12:36
						two still in private garden NJ965177
		11:48 17/05/13		Waxwing		Aberdeenshire		Balmedie CP		11:45
						two still in private garden NJ965177
		15:27 16/05/13		Waxwing		Aberdeenshire		Balmedie CP		15:26
						two still in a private garden this afternoon NJ965177
		21:20 15/05/13		Waxwing		Shetland		Lerwick, Mainland
						one today
		10:01 15/05/13		Waxwing		Aberdeenshire		Balmedie CP		09:38
						two still in private garden NJ965177
		21:23 14/05/13		Waxwing		Outer Hebrides		North Locheynort, S.Uist
						one in the plantation today
		19:16 14/05/13		Waxwing		Orkney		Rousay		12:30
						one at Midhowe Broch early afternoon
		12:58 14/05/13		Waxwing		Highland		Culloden
						five in a garden this morning
		08:07 14/05/13		Waxwing		Aberdeenshire		Balmedie CP		06:45
						1st-winter still in a private garden early morning NJ965176
		21:30 13/05/13		Waxwing		S Yorks		Sheffield		11:45
						five still on Pomona Street then flew towards Ecclesall Road

 More reports of Waxwing

Fair Isle, Shetland 17/05/13	Westhill, Aberdeenshire 04/05/13	Orrell Water Park, Manc'r 22/04/13	Orrell Water Park, Manc'r 22/04/13	Westhill, Aberdeenshire 23/04/13
Orrell Water Park, Manc'r 22/04/13	Orrell Water Park, Manc'r 22/04/13	Orrell Water Park, Manc'r 22/04/13	Bilborough, Notts 21/04/13	Bilborough, Notts 21/04/13
Nelson, Lancs 17/04/13	Bilborough, Notts 13/04/13	undisclosed site, Somerset 12/04/13	Chideock, Dorset 12/04/13	undisclosed site, Somerset 12/04/13
Maidstone, Kent 12/04/13	Maidstone, Kent 12/04/13	Southport, Lancs 06/04/13	Bishopthorpe, N Yorks 10/04/13	Banchory, Aberdeenshire 09/04/13
Dunfermline, Fife 07/04/13	Clifton, Notts 31/03/13	Clifton, Notts 31/03/13	Shefford, Beds 31/03/13	Stapleton, Somerset 30/03/13

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Estonia: 0-1 pairs, trend unknown (1998)
Finland: 30,000-150,000 pairs, increasing (1998-2002)
Norway: 0-2,000 pairs, fluctuating (1990-2002)
Russia: 100,000-500,000 pairs, fluctuating (1990-2000)
Sweden: 1,000-50,000 pairs, fluctuating (1999-2000)

Information from BirdLife International/European Bird Census Council (2000) European Bird Populations: Estimates and Trends. BirdLife Conservation Series No. 10. BirdLife International, Cambridge.

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