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Latin name: Emberiza schoeniclus
Size: Approximately 14 to 15cm
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: June and July.
Habitat: Mainly reedbeds (hence the name) and waterside rushes. Also
seen on farmland
Food: Mostly seeds. Insects in summer.
Special features: The photo above shows a female reed bunting. The
male in winter looks similar, but in the summer the plumage on his head and bib
is black, with a broad white collar, and narrow white moustache.
Reed buntings are fidgety birds. They tend to flick their tails and wings a lot.
When disturbed from their nests they will pretend to be injured, by crawling on
the ground with their wings partially open, in order to divert intruders away
from the nest.
UK Safari Bird Section
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