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Ian Fulton | profile | all galleries >> Shetland & Fair Isle Galleries >> Shetland & Fair Isle 2013 >> Shetland & Fair Isle - Birds >> Two-barred Crossbill tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Two-barred Crossbill

(loxia leucoptera)
The Two-barred Crossbill is a rare vagrant to the UK. It breeds in the taiga region of Russia and also in small numbers in northern Sweden and Finland. It would normally migrate in a south easterly direction. The bird photographed here is a juvenile which was present at Skaw on Unst for several days.
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland
Two-barred Crossbill. Skaw, Unst, Shetland