Song Sparrow
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Hedges (very rare).
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Heavily streaked.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Bimaculated Lark · Open ground (very rare)
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser Short-toed Lark · Open ground (very rare)
- Oriental Turtle Dove · Hedgerows (very rare)
- Pallas's Bunting · Marsh scrub (very rare)
- Pine Bunting · Stubble (very rare vagrant)
Kit that helps
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