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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus

Relatively common in Britain around lake margins and wet places. The male sings from the twiggy tops of bushes and has a conspicuous black head and white moustache in summer.


This is a female in winter so the head plumage is more subtle. The white moustache is still visible however. Sence Valley Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.

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Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.

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Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.

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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus

Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, UK.
19th January 2007

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