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Corn Bunting singing on Hogweed, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
As with many farmland birds, the Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) has suffered declines since the intensification of agriculture. In the Outer Hebrides it is doing better as agriculture is less intensive and seeds are still left over for it to eat. The bird is distinguished by its thick bill as well as its song- which sounds like a set of jangling keys. Seen here singing on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in Balranald, North Uist.
07 August 2017
Corn Bunting singing on Dock plant, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) singing on Dock seed pods, Balranald, North Uist
07 August 2017
Corn Bunting, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) perched on barbed wire fence at Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist
05 August 2017
Corn Bunting, Balranald, Hougharry
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Western Isles - North Uist
A Corn Bunting, probably a juvenile since its wings seem not fully developed yet, at Balranald Nature Reserve, Hougharry.
06 July 2010
Corn Bunting, Barra, Barraigh
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Western Isles - Barra
A Corn Bunting singing on Barra, Barraigh. These birds still breed on the machair of the Outer Hebrides, where traditional farming methods of the crofting way of life (minimal use of herbicides for example) have preserved the food grains they rely on, whereas in other areas of the country, serious decline is in evidence where modern methods of farming are in use.
29 June 2010
Yellowhammer on ploughed field
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on ploughed field, Skinflats
25 February 2013
Yellowhammer on ploughed field
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on ploughed field, Skinflats
25 February 2013
Male Yellowhammer, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), at Spey Bay. In the period between 1967 and 2020, the population of Yellowhammers in the UK declined by 62%.
26 July 2024
Yellowhammer, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), at Spey Bay. In the period between 1967 and 2020, the population of Yellowhammers in the UK declined by 62%.
26 July 2024
Yellowhammer, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar. The Yellowhammer is a member of the Bunting family of passerines. Like many other farmland birds, Yellowhammers have declined as farming has become more intensive and efficient, and there is much less seed left on the ground.