Bunting (cirl or rock?) - Madrid, Spain (1 Viewer)

[la_ravachol]

Hi all,

I'm assuming this individual is either a cirl or rock bunting as both are present at this location (Quijorna, Madrid). In real life I felt it had a yellowish colour so was leaning towards cirl bunting. I took a couple of photos to be sure, but this was the best I could get before it flew away and, frankly, for me these bad photos only confuse matters further! I'm a relatively recent immigrant to Spain so I'm not very familiar with either species and cirl buntings have otherwise alluded me altogether so far. Can anyone help please?? Thanks!

 

[kuzeycem]

Rock Bunting

 

[THE_FERN]

I'd go for cirl. Face pattern (parallel black bars), lack of pale breast/"hood" means I can't see this as rock bunting

[Edit: yes agree with the others. Seeing this on a proper screen now!]

 

[RafaelMatias]

It's a Rock Bunting. Face pattern OK and it's even possible to see the rump colour, among other features.

 

[dantheman]

My first impression was Rock Bunting. Is the central crown stripe just visible a feature?

 

[Parker]

Another for Rock bunting.

 

[KC Foggin]

Just wanted to jump in here to wish you a warm welcome from those of us on staff here at BirdForum

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Rock Bunting for me too

Welcome to Birdforum la ravachol! 🙂

 

[la_ravachol]

Thanks for the help, all! And thank you for the warm welcomes.