• Two-barred crossbill!
    Exciting times here at The Lodge - a two-barred crossbill was found on Saturday afternoon. The fantastic photo above was taken by Mike Lawrence . We've got quite a lot of [common] crossbills here...
  • Male Common Crossbill
    Taken from the hide on 11.3.2012
  • Female Common Crossbill
    Taken from the hide on 11.3.2012
  • Latest on the four 'elusive' crossbills
    There are still quite a few birders arriving and asking about the four crossbills that have been around occasionally since the new year. It's very difficult to pin them down to give specific advice on...
  • Crossbills and lesser redpolls today
    This morning at The Lodge, two male and two female crossbills landed in the same bare tree as we saw them in on Saturday, and were a great bonus for several birders here at the time. Along with the...