Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Rare, passage migrant. May occur between June & April.

  1. Up to thirteen, mixed flock, 26th Jan. to 2nd Feb.1943 (H.H. Davis, H. Tetley).
  2. One, female or immature, 13th Dec. 1953 (P.J. Chadwick, B. King).
  3. Up to nine, not aged or sexed, 15th Jan. to 3rd Feb. 1957 (B. King, N. Webb, G.C. Buxton, S.I. Buxton.).
  4. Two, not aged or sexed, 3rd Nov. 1959 (S.G. Madge).
  5. Up to thirty, not aged or sexed, 16th Nov. 1963 to 25th April 1964 (R. Angles et al.) .
  6. One, male, 14th Feb. 1965 (R.M Curber).
  7. Up to twenty, not aged or sexed, 10th July to 31st Dec. 1966 (M. Kendall, J.A. McGeoch ed.).
  8. At least three, not aged or sexed, 8th Feb. 1967 (J.A. McGeoch ed.).
  9. Two, not aged or sexed, 19th Jan. 1969 (R.L. Jackson, D.J. Perriman).
  10. One, not aged or sexed, 23rd Dec. 1969 (R.L. Jackson, D.J. Perriman).
  11. .One, not aged or sexed, 30th June 1972 (H.H. Davis ed.).
  12. Five, not aged or sexed, 21st July 1972 (H.H. Davis ed.).
  13. Three, not aged or sexed, 15th Sep. 1972 (H.H. Davis ed.).
  14. One, not sexed or aged, mid-Oct. 1972 (H.H. Davis ed.).
  15. Five, not aged or sexed, 4th Dec. 1980 (V. Graham).
  16. Six, not aged or sexed, 12th March 1994 (A.H. Davis ed.).
  17. Four, not aged or sexed, 12th Nov. 1999 (A.H. Davis ed.).
  18. Four, not aged or sexed, 2nd April 2000 (A.H. Davis ed.).
  19. One, not aged or sexed, 4th Nov. 2003 (K.E. Vinicombe).
  20. Three, two males & a female, 14th Nov. 2011 (N.R. Milbourne).

I know of one more record of a bird seen drinking at the dam that I noted in my blog that I will have to find the details of.

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 Last update: 5th December 204