Latin name

Emberiza citrinella

Family

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Where to see them

Found across the UK but are least abundant in the north and west, and absent from some upland areas, such as the Pennines and Highlands of Scotland, as well as some lowland areas, such as the Inner Hebrides and the Orkneys. Look in open countryside with bushes and hedgerows.

When to see them

All year round

What they eat

Seeds and insects

Population

Yellowhammer

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

Yellowhammer

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

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  Cirl bunting
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  Yellow wagtail