Crossbill

From Londonbirders

Crossbill is a scarce bird in London, most often seen when there are national influxes from the continent. It occasionally breeds following these irruptions.

2009 influx

This is a list of all known sightings:

• October 26: Beddington SF: 8 south and SW (comprising 2 south 06:55, 6 SW 08:30
• October 23: Gospel Oak: 7 S over Estelle Rd
• October 21: Hyde Park: at least 2 over; 10:10 and 10:43
• October 20: Woldingham: c50 west over golf course
• October 18: Shoreham Downs area: 6+ (inc at least 2 males) west, 17:10 also 6 at Little Warley Common
• October 13: Broxboune Woods: 2 at Brambles Wood
• October 11: Amwell GPs: 9 fem north this a.m
• October 11: Bedfont Lakes Country Park 2 flew west at 13:00
• October 11: Black Park CP: c25 in pines just south of the lake
• August 2: Regent's Park, 3 flew W at 06.25
• July 30: Stoke Newington Res, 2 flew low and south at 15.37
• July 26: Brent Res, 15 flew west at 09.30
• July 26: Dagenham, 3 flew west in afternoon
• July 25: Pitshanger Allotments, Ealing, 3 west at 09.40
• July 24: Broxbourne Woods, 1 at west end of Cowheath Wood at 10.15
• July 23: Broxbourne Woods, eight feeding by the ride through Cowheath Wood, but flew south at 10:15
• July 23: Thorndon CP, 12 present, 200m southwest of second car park
• July 22: Alexandra Park, 1 flew west at 20.45
• July 21: Ingrebourne Valley, 6 flew west at 06.42
• July 18: Trent Park, 1 perched at 10.41
• July 18: Epping Forest, 3 at Oak Plain Pond, High Beach
• July 16: Aveley, 5 west at 09.30
• July 12: Broxbourne Woods, heard
• June 19: Sidcup, 1 flew east at 11:25
• June 3: Burgess Park, 3 flew south around 7pm and flew over again around 7.20pm