>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized passerine, slightly larger than a sparrow
– most populations sedentary, diurnal migrant in colder parts of range in continental Europe
– migrates singly or (more regularly) in small flocks
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
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>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– flight call a polyphonic short, sharp ‘tsip’ reminiscent of other buntings or Song Thrush
– social call a polyphonic short, less sharp, steep downslur, reminiscent of Hawfinch
Cirl Bunting Emberiza c. cirlus, flight call
BIF3543, 21/07/2021, Kaiserstuhl, Germany, Patrick Franke
Cirl Bunting Emberiza c. cirlus, flight call
BIF3544, 21/07/2021, Kaiserstuhl, Germany, Patrick Franke
Cirl Bunting Emberiza c. cirlus, flight call, social call (by a second, perched bird)
BIF3545, 21/07/2021, Kaiserstuhl, Germany, Patrick Franke
Cirl Bunting Emberiza c. cirlus, flight call
BIF3546, 21/07/2021, Kaiserstuhl, Germany, Patrick Franke
Cirl Bunting Emberiza c. cirlus, flight call, social call (by a second, perched bird)
BIF3547, 21/07/2021, Kaiserstuhl, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Little Bunting (a)
Rustic Bunting (a)
Yellowhammer (v)
Ortolan Bunting (v)
Common Reed Bunting (v)
Song Thrush (a)
Hawfinch (a)
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