Waxwings in Youlgrave - an early Christmas present

In the early autumn it looked like this was going to be a Waxwing winter with some large arrivals on the Scottish east coast and smaller flocks further south in England but the arrivals quickly dried up and there were few inland records as autumn turned to winter.
So it was a real surprise to receive a call from Ken this morning to say he was watching three birds in Youlgrave feeding on berries by the Health Centre entrance. I didn't manage to get there until mid-afternoon and couldn't find them then, although there were still plenty of berries with Blackbirds and occasionally both Redwing and Fieldfare visiting the Rowen tree.
They may still be in the area and plenty of trees with berries so it's worth keeping an eye out and perhaps checking some of the other areas that have had Waxwing in the past.

Waxwing © Ken Smith