Two-barred Crossbill

This was for me the best bird of the trip as it was a new one for my list and is such an intense colour. We waited for quite a while in a blizzard for it to appear at a garden bird table. I managed to get this one while it was perching in the apple tree. Pretty noisy as it was getting late in the afternoon and therefore I had to use high ISO but I like the atmosphere of the low light and snow

Saturday continued

We finished the day in blizzard conditions looking for a Two-barred Crossbill in a town garden and were rewarded with excellent views of the birds together with redpolls, siskin and bullfinches (not shown). I have other views of the Crossbill but they need some work tidying up.