When I heard that a group of Parrot Crossbills had been found in Swinley Forest, Berkshire, just 45 minutes drive from home, I knew I had to make the effort to see them. Despite having done a fair bit of birding abroad I have never seen a Parrot Crossbill, so a chance to add a species to my world life list!
Mike Collard, Dave Cleal and myself headed down there, parked on a housing estate close to the forest/heath. With a few directions from Adam Bassett, who was just leaving, we soon located the birds after about a 15 minute walk. About a dozen birders were already watching the bird, so that made finding the flock easy.
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| A male showing the massive bill. |
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| Female |
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