Autumn Migration

Every autumn Elk's Street is a stopping-off point for waxwings (bombycilla garrulus) on their migration to warmer climes. They are very pretty with their dun colour, the yellow flashes on their wings, and their 'tufty' hair style.

Below a couple of photos of our yearly visitors.






The birds rest in our garden, snacking on any apples left in the apple trees and gobbling berries in the hawthorn hedges. After a some minutes' rest they then continue on their way. In the past they would arrive in their thousands, but recently their numbers have dwindled.

We wish all waxwings a safe journey and hope to welcome them back next year.