For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

undisclosed site, Highland 22/02/13	Spain 15/01/13	Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13	Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13	Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13
Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13	Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13	Swillington Ings, W Yorks 12/01/13	Eymore Wood, Worcs 09/01/13	Deepsyke Forest, Borders 09/12/12
Deepsyke Forest, Borders 09/12/12	Blandford Forum, Dorset 14/11/12	Bulgaria 01/08/12	Dungeness RSPB, Kent 03/11/12	Spain 15/10/12
Spain 10/09/12	St. Mary's, Scilly 30/07/12	St. Mary's, Scilly 30/07/12	St. Mary's, Scilly 30/07/12	Sutton Common, Suffolk 05/06/12
Hollesley, Suffolk 06/06/12	Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk 05/06/12	Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk 05/06/12	Upper Hollesley Common, Suffolk 11/03/12	Upper Hollesley Common, Suffolk 11/03/12

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Crossbill breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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