White-throated Sparrow
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Hedges, gardens (vagrant).
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Striped crown; whistled song.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
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Similar birds
- White-crowned Sparrow · Coastal scrub (vagrant)
- Dark-eyed Junco · Gardens (rare vagrant)
- Fox Sparrow · Hedges (extreme vagrant)
- American Robin · Gardens
- Barbary Partridge · Hills (extreme vagrant)
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
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