Scottish Crossbill

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Caledonian pine forest.
Diet: Pine seeds.
Best time to spot: UK's only endemic bird species.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Scottish Crossbill. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.