Reed Bunting
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Reedbeds, damp scrub.
Diet: Seeds, insects.
Best time to spot: Black hood and white collar in male.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
- Black-headed Bunting · Open scrub (vagrant)
- Little Bunting · Coastal scrub (autumn passage)
- Pallas's Bunting · Marsh scrub (very rare)
- Rustic Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting · Wet scrub (very rare)
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