Corn Bunting Confirmation - Essex UK (1 Viewer)

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djw0208

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• Nov 25, 2018

• #1

Hi, please could anyone confirm these are Corn Bunting? Seen today at Thameside Nature Park in Essex. I get a bit confused between winter / female reed bunting and corn bunting but I think these are the latter because of little or no striping round the head and the thicker yellower bill?

Also interesting, the last (terrible) shot was with two further birds that I think were stonechats. The Buntings are considerably larger which I hadn't appreciated before.

 

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Rotherbirder

Well-known member

• Nov 25, 2018

• #2

Yes, they are Corn Buntings. The 'other' species in the final shot is unidentifiable on my monitor from the image.

RB

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• Nov 25, 2018

• #3

Agree with Corn Bunting. Not great image for small birds on last photo but look like Goldfinch to me.

 

rosbifs

PutAin STOP

• Nov 26, 2018

• #4

Looks like a chat - the other one that is

 

PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Nov 26, 2018

• #5

Lowest one looks like a Reed Bunting to me, not that uncommon to find the two species feeding together in winter flocks.

 

stevo

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• Nov 26, 2018

• #6

First photo,looks like Reed bunting to me.

 

rosbifs

PutAin STOP

• Nov 26, 2018

• #7

I'm talking about the ones top right and bottom left - 4th photo...