Two-barred
Crossbill - Båndkorsnebb
- Loxia
leucoptera
Bändelkorsnäbb
- Hvidvinget korsnæb - Kirjosiipikäpylintu -
Witbandkruisbek - Bindenkreuzschnabel -
Bec-croisé bifascié - Piquituerto Franjeado
Two-barred Crossbill are a species that irrupt every few years and head
along the Norwegian coast. In such years there are invariably a number
of sightings in Øygarden. In recent years the first
sightings
have been in late July / early August and, once on the move this
species seems to keep moving. In irruption years sporadic sightings
have generally continued throughout the summer, autumn and into the
winter. This pattern was followed during the 2002 and 2008 irruptions.

Male Two-barred Crossbill, Skogsøy, Øygarden,
Norway, 29
July 2011
Above and below:
Male Two-barred
Crossbill, Skogsøy, Norway, 29 July 2011
A great read the
day before one
heads out looking for rarities...

Female Two-barred Crossbill
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