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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dolce" data-source="post: 1812360" data-attributes="member: 63312">Yes I know Corn Bunting extinct here long while. About two summers ago I saw a small flock of browny birds flying low enough for me to see their legs sort of hanging straight down not moving while flying. I thought it an odd flight and seeing as it was over the field where I was trying to identify birds told probably were Linnets I decided to type in that description a few times as you do in Google and Corn Buntings were mentioned and yes told gone from here. Then the odd loud abrupt sound mentioned that no sound recording seems to correctly fit and also can never see the bird making it. Then a field book Bird book bought cheaply in a Xmas books fair mentioned them having a quip call. Now I believe sound I hear is plip or glip but cant find any description of that sound. Now Pipits, some Larks can look similar in some books and not unalike the bird puzzling me either .......... I cant be sure about size (approx Greenfinch,Sparrow size) as only have seen these birds for short glimpses really. I decided what would be a good idea was to look at a different part of bird with each sighting and hence try and build a picture as little time to do so. I now can eliminate a Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff and female Reed Bunting so hopefully time will bring more hands on knowledge as books all show many birds slightly differently. I can say that I have never heard the sound which I know are Corn Buntings from Mallorca now first hand though I have heard a shorter sound that reminds me of it.  I also have never got time yet to walk up past the fields with real long strawy grass around the Woods since I learnt the sound and sadly now they are building new houses there. Perhaps there are other browny birds who fly bit low as I described (only have a couple of birding books).</blockquote>

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