{"id":22840,"date":"2017-12-22T22:28:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T22:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=22840"},"modified":"2017-12-22T22:29:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T22:29:37","slug":"parrots-in-derbyshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/parrots-in-derbyshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Parrots in Derbyshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #38761d;\"><strong>This winter there has been a small invasion of Parrot Crossbills into the UK and at least 12 birds have arrived in Derwent Dale, Derbyshire<\/strong><\/span>. Larger and much bulkier with a heavier bill and a metallic &#8220;chup chup&#8221; call helps to tell them apart from the more usual Common Crossbill. There was a flock of at least 31 birds today, which included about 12 Parrot Crossbill. Despite ideal conditions, the birds were reluctant to come down to a favoured watering hole and spent most of their time feeding in surrounding pine trees, making photography rather difficult to say the least. I did manage to connect with a few that were in smaller trees surrounding the car park at the bottom of the track. Hopefully a few more visits may pay off with better photo opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0035-copy-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill_J4X0022-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parrot Crossbill<\/strong> &#8211; adult male above 2 images &#8211; Derwent Dale, Derbyshire &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0050-copy-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Parrot-Crossbill-_J4X0086-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parrot Crossbill<\/strong> &#8211; female type &#8211; Above 2 images &#8211; Derwent Dale, Derbyshire &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Crossbill-_J4X9965-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most probably a Common Crossbill<\/strong> &#8211; Derwent Dale, Derbyshire &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This winter there has been a small invasion of Parrot Crossbills into the UK and at least 12 birds have arrived in Derwent Dale, Derbyshire. Larger and much bulkier with a heavier bill and a metallic &#8220;chup chup&#8221; call helps to tell them apart from the more usual Common Crossbill. There was a flock of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[644,18,643],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-644","category-birds","category-birdsof2017"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}