Latin name

Emberiza cirlus

Family

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Where to see them

Confined to south-west England. Best looked for in fields and hedges of south Devon, near to the coast.

When to see them

All year round.

What they eat

Insects and seeds

Population

In the UK

SW England

Cirl bunting (female)

• Colouring: Female
• Size: between robin-blackbird
• Feather colours: brown, black, grey, cream/buff, yellow
• Beak colours: black/dark grey
• Beak length: short
• Beak thickness: short
• Leg colour: pink/flesh
• Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, wagging or flicking tail, bird hops on the ground

Cirl bunting (male)

• Colouring: Male
• Size: between robin-blackbird
• Feather colours: brown, black, grey, cream/buff, green, yellow
• Beak colours: black/dark grey
• Beak length: short
• Beak thickness: short
• Leg colour: pink/flesh
• Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, wagging or flicking tail, bird hops on the ground

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  Yellowhammer
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  Reed bunting