Parrot Crossbill (Explored)
One of 16 on a rare visit to Swinley Forest, near Camberly, Surrey
The parrot crossbill is a small bird in the finch family .
This bird breeds in the pine forests of northwest Europe and into western Russia. There is also a small population in Scotland,
This crossbill is mainly resident, but ,as seems to have happened this year, will irrupt south and west if its food source fails.
Explored Nov 28, 2017 #248
Parrot Crossbill (Explored)
One of 16 on a rare visit to Swinley Forest, near Camberly, Surrey
The parrot crossbill is a small bird in the finch family .
This bird breeds in the pine forests of northwest Europe and into western Russia. There is also a small population in Scotland,
This crossbill is mainly resident, but ,as seems to have happened this year, will irrupt south and west if its food source fails.
Explored Nov 28, 2017 #248