🐩 Bird Migration Map

When do waxwings arrive in and leave the UK?

A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late October and stay high until about mid March.

When do waxwings arrive in the UK?
In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late October.
When do waxwings leave the UK?
They stay common in the records until about mid March.
Where do waxwings go in summer?
In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Sweden. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

Bohemian waxwing in the UK, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Bars: this species’ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY 4.0 only), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 10,751 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

See the Bohemian waxwing migration on the 3D globe →

About the Bohemian waxwing

The Bohemian waxwing is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America. It has mainly buff-grey plumage, black face markings and a pointed crest. 


From the Wikipedia article “Bohemian waxwing” (revision 1380656700), CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened at a sentence end. Winter/summer areas: country containing the monthly hotspot of effort-adjusted GBIF records, using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).

Other UK winter visitors: see the full list with arrival and departure dates.