Waxwings still here

These Waxwings were at Cahercalla in Ennis on Sunday found by Barry Howell.  I had to go to see them and get more shots of these colourful birds.  Attached are a series of shots taken of the 12 birds present at Woodlands Estate.

Waxwings in Ennis © John N Murphy

Waxwings for the New Year

Since the arrival of Waxwings in Dublin just before the Christmas of 2016, I have been checking Ennis every time I pass through. Yesterday on my way home from work in Galway I checked a few estates around the railway station near St. Michaels Villas.  There were lots of berries still on bushes near the Grotto at St. Michaels and as I drove by a few of these small gardens I noticed one Waxwing in a low tree with a flock of Starlings.  Eventually I tracked down the rest of the small flock of five and got the following series of photos in dull, fading light.

Waxwings in Ennis © John N Murphy

Waxwing

This morning while driving along the Gort Road in Ennis I came upon seven Waxwings.  They were gorging themselves on the last few remaining hawthorn berries in two bushes on the side of the main road.