Parrot Crossbills in Scotland (1 Viewer)

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DPR

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2007

• #1

Has there been any reports of Parrot Crossbills this summer in Scotland?

Planning a trip up there in a few weeks and wondered if it was a possibility.

 

Big Phil

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2007

• #2

I've seen some birds in upper Deeside with young earlier this year that looked like Parrot to me. Nothing backed up with a recording tho!. All Crossbills are schedule 1 species so one has to be cautious about discussing sites...

'Griffin' (Lindsay Cargill) is the man who knows about these things.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Aug 5, 2007

• #3

Have a read of Lindsay's (Griffin's) blog. That's the most reliable source of info for Crossbills in Deeside.

http://pinemuncher.blogspot.com/

 

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DPR

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2007

• #4

Thanks Andrew and Phil - point taken about being a schedule 1 bird. I was just interested to know about their progress this year. Lindsay's blog is useful too. Cheers, Dave

 

Docmartin

Thought Police

• Aug 5, 2007

• #5

DPR said:

Has there been any reports of Parrot Crossbills this summer in Scotland?

Planning a trip up there in a few weeks and wondered if it was a possibility.

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Take a look at this (sorry you have to wade through a lot of irrelevance to the crossbill bit at the bottom, and the really informative stuff is in comments.

http://proregulus.blogspot.com/2007/07/site-scottish-highlands.html

 

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DPR

Well-known member

• Aug 7, 2007

• #6

Docmartin said:

Take a look at this (sorry you have to wade through a lot of irrelevance to the crossbill bit at the bottom, and the really informative stuff is in comments.

http://proregulus.blogspot.com/2007/07/site-scottish-highlands.html

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Thanks for the link Martin.