?corn bunting, Portugal (1 Viewer)

[marnixR]

the attached are shots of one from a group of little brown jobs feeding in the fields near the Tagus river between Escaroupim and Salvaterra in the beginning of september
possibly the pictures are to indistinct to allow a proper ID (at least they do for me), but i thought that just possibly they could be corn bunting ?

 

[Bewick]

Complete lack of streaking and pale belly… seems like a lark sp for me. Maybe I’m overthinking it. Possibly greater short toed?

Edit- bill seems more pointed then I’d expect on a bunting as well.

 

[Muppit17]

For me, they are Greater Short-toed Lark as well as for Bewick. Long tertials and covert pattern look right. They are variable, but the colour tone suggests juvenile.

 

[marnixR]

thanks for the feedback - larks have never been my forte, especially when abroad ;-)