>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized passerine, considerably larger than a sparrow
– diurnal migrant
>> FLIGHT >>>>>
– flight on migration fast, straight and confident, but near roosts sometimes slow with strangely hanging legs
– in Central Europe, large flocks have become rare, therefore usually alone or in small groups
– at good spots or on wintering grounds, however, sometimes enormous flocks of several hundred individuals can be encountered
– then dense and well-coordinated flocks, that can show fast flight manoeuvres
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
– large, chunky bunting, resembling House Sparrow in shape
– size almost lark-like, but much bulkier appearance
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF0048, 11/11/2012, Dranske, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF0049, 11/11/2012, Dranske, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF0047, 11/11/2012, Dranske, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF1004, 14/05/2008, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF1004, 14/05/2008, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF0845, 26/10/2013, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra
BIF0846, 26/10/2013, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> SOUND ID >>>>>
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra, 1CY, AD, flight call, social call
BIF0050, 03/08/2008, Geiseltal, Germany, Patrick Franke
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra, flight call
BIF0050, 03/08/2008, Geiseltal, Germany, Patrick Franke
Corn Bunting Emberiza c. calandra, flight calls of a flock (~40 individuals)
Dunnock Prunella modularis, flight call
BIF2952, 27/09/2017, Werbelliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Yellowhammer
Ortolan Bunting
Common Reed Bunting
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