Spotted Nutcracker
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mountain spruce forest.
Diet: Pine seeds (caches).
Best time to spot: Caches food for winter.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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