Ortolan Bunting
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open farmland, vineyards.
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Subject of historic hunting controversy.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Black-headed Bunting · Open scrub (vagrant)
- Chestnut Bunting · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Red-headed Bunting · Open ground (very rare)
- Yellow-throated Bunting · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Cirl BuntingRare · Sunny mixed farmland
- YellowhammerCommon · Hedged farmland
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