Bohemian Waxwing: Nest & eggs

Most people never get to see the Bohemian Waxwing breed — it nests in the northern coniferous forest, not across most of the country.

  • Location: a cup nest of twigs, lichen and moss, often near the top of a spruce in the taiga of northern Sweden.
  • Clutch: around 5 eggs.
  • Summer food: during breeding it lives largely on insects that it skilfully catches on the wing — a sharp contrast to the winter berry diet.

The species does not use nest boxes.

More about the Bohemian Waxwing

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Diet
  • In winter
  • Migration
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