Thursday 28 March 2024

Common Crossbill - a possible breeding pair

 I've seen this pair of Common Crossbill in the same location in Matlock Forest several times during the past month and I'm hoping that they might be a breeding pair. 

I've seen juveniles with adults several times in the autumn but only once managed to prove breeding, in April 2020 when I saw an adult feeding recently fledged young. I suspect one or two pairs breed most years but it's not easy to confirm this.

I haven't managed to find any more migrants in the current cold and wet weather.


Common Crossbill female and male (upper)

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