Birds and wildlife

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandraGroup: BuntingsUK Conservation status:Red

How to identify

This lowland farmland bird is the largest of the buntings and is usually seen perched on a wire or post. It is a stout, brown bird which dangles its legs during its fluttering flight. Its dramatic population decline in the UK makes it a Red List species.

Call

Corn Bunting

Stuart Fisher / xeno-canto

One of the breeding farmland birds that have increased at RSPB Hope Farm.
Corn Bunting
New land secured for a transformative expansion at RSPB Wallasea Island

The extension will see vital habitat creation for threatened birds, like Corn Buntings and Lapwings.

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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Where best to see them

Key facts