cirl bunting

cirl bunting
noun /səːl ˈbʌntɪŋ/
A small, Old World passerine bird, , of the bunting family (Emberizidae). Very similar to the yellowhammer.

A minute or two later, a female cirl bunting dropped down into the field in front of us, soon followed by a male.


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