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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Yellowhammer Emberiza citronella The common bunting of farmland and bushy heaths, the Yellowhammer is typical of warm, sunny days when the males sing non-stop. In winter, they gather in small groups, or mix with other buntings and finches, roaming weedy fields or ploughed land, … Continue reading →

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Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)

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   Male Ortolans sing from bushes or trees on warm open slopes or in areas of upland pasture with hedges,walls, and copses. Their persistence makes up for a lack of real musical quality. Ortolan Buntings are also scarce but regular migrants in … Continue reading →

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Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

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Little Bunting  Emberiza pusilla  Rather like a small Reed Bunting (and requiring great care when identifying migrants in autumn), the Little Bunting is a bird of the far north. It breeds in the vast taiga zone with mixed coniferousand birch … Continue reading →

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Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

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Reed Bunting  Species Emberiza schoeniclus One of the more on back common buntings, especially in any damp or wet landscape, the Reed Bunting is easy to find and identify in summer. Males sing monotonously from low perches in the wetland vegetation. In … Continue reading →

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BUNTINGS Family Emberizidae

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      BUNTINGS  Family Emberizidae ABUNTING LOOKS MUCH like a finch: in general, buntings are a little slimmer and longer-tailed, and the structure of the bill is more constant, with a small upper mandible fittingneatly into a deeper, broader lower … Continue reading →

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Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Several species of Rosefinches are widespread across Asia but only this one breeds in Europe. It is a bright, sturdy finch with a thick, bulky bill and small dark eyes in a plain face, giving a distinctive expression in all … Continue reading →

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Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Several species of crossbills occur in Europe, with the three plain­winged ones – the common, Parrot, and Scottish Crossbills being the most difficult to separate.The common Crossbill feeds on spruce seeds but also survives quite well in areas where larch … Continue reading →

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