Indigo Bunting
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Hedgerows (vagrant).
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Electric blue male.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
Recent UK sightings
No community sightings logged for this species yet. Log the first one.
Similar birds
- Barbary Partridge · Hills (extreme vagrant)
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
- Black-headed Bunting · Open scrub (vagrant)
- Chestnut Bunting · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Citril Finch · Mountains (extreme vagrant)
- Dark-eyed Junco · Gardens (rare vagrant)
Kit that helps
Best bird feeders and food for UK gardens. Affiliate links, tested picks, no extra cost to you.
See Indigo Bunting sightings on the map