Crossbill

ARKive - Common Crossbill
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Loxia_curvirostra/more_still_images.html
Enjoy this visual essay depicting the crossbill’s daily life. Fourteen colour images including nest, young, plus adults feeding and drinking.

ARKive - Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Loxia_curvirostra/more_info.html
Find out about bird that is common but rarely seen in the UK and has supposed connection with Christ’s crucifixion. Study habitat, biology, and threats.

Avibase - Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=
EN&id=2E3B4CB133605015&ts=1120062939862/
Publishes all reference names assigned to the Loxia curvirostra including order, family, and scientific. Also lists other synonyms.

Birds of Britain - Common Crossbill
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/crossbill.htm
Discover more about the abundance of the species and see the varying colours of the male and female. Touches on its diet and habitat.

British Garden Birds - Crossbill
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/crossbill.htm
Help make identification of the adult male and female easier with this description. Also offers audio clip, colour image, and distribution map of Britain.

Bucks Birds - Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/Crossbill.htm
Learn about the sightings in England of crossbill flocks up to sixty strong. Supported by colour images, detailed notes, and location address.

Kent Ornithological Society - Crossbill at Bedgebury
http://www.kentos.org.uk/articles/2barredx.htm
Browse this account of bird enthusiast’s sighting of crossbills while out walking with his family. Read conclusion and see colour image of the species in a fir tree.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Common Crossbill
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/common_crossbill.htm
Pore over five close-up photographs of UK bird that looks more like a tropical species. Also includes photographer, location shot, and date.

Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Crossbill
http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/crossbill.html
Digest field study reports conducted over six years that appears to demonstrate that the crossbill is an infrequent visitor to this particular area of Britain.

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery - Crossbill
http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/Nof_website1/species/birds/birdsC-F/pages/crossbill01.htm
Publishes account of uniquely British bird that could be mistaken for a parrot. Find out about its special diet, its need to swarm in large flocks, and where they nest.

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