Two-barred Crossbill

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

in the last week I have walked about 35 miles and spent 4 days looking for crossbills in Lincs conifer woodlands thus far without any success but there will never be a better winter to find some 2 barred Crossbills so if everyone gets out and has a look in all those neglected conifer plantations where there are larch trees we might stand a chance; forget following the dictates of the information services and waiting for someone else lets do some bird finding!

Dean Eades · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:19 pm

Anthony Bentley · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:34 pm

Don't forget about these Parrot Crossbills

Andrew Henderson · **Joined:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:31 am **Posts:** 118

I had a look in Rowland Plantation (mainly Scot's pine but with some larch) but not even a suspicion of a crossbill, and I didn't see any cones that could have been crossbill-tweaked.

Is larch essential? I believe some of the two-bars this year - e.g. those at Hemsted Forest, Kent, where there are 3 species (or possibly one, or 33, depending on your taste) - are feeding mainly in pine.

Andrew

Alex Lees · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:27 pm

Graham - where have you (and anyone else) been? Have folk checked the old hotspot Kirkby Moor area well?

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

Alex Lees wrote:

Graham - where have you (and anyone else) been? Have folk checked the old hotspot Kirkby Moor area well?

Hi Alex

I have done Laughton, Twigmoor, Forest Pines and some of Willingham, I know that leaves a lot to go at!

Alex Lees · **Posted:** Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:31 pm

Thanks Graham... should I get a chance then I'll start around Grantham and slowly expand the search radius north and east!

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