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22-MAY-2006 Gary Martin

Reed bunting

London

Emberiza schoeniclus
Sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail, the male has a black head, white collar and a drooping moustache. Females and winter males have a streaked head. In flight the tail looks black with broad, white edges. This farmland and wetland bird suffered a serious population decline making it a Red List species.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/250s f/18.0 at 184.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time22-May-2006 13:22:49
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length184 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/18
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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V 15-Apr-2016 15:30
Had a visit today and had to google it too! Canewdon Essex 15/04/16
Guest 26-Mar-2016 17:17
I've just had two on my cherry tree in the front garden. Never seen them before and had to Google the. I wouldn't have expected to see them in a garden on a small housing estate although I am near Newton Abbot racecourse and Hackney marshes.
Susan 14-Mar-2014 20:31
I saw one today whilst out walking dogs. had to Google it as never seen one before- how exciting :)
Guest 14-Apr-2013 17:45
In our garden on the seed tray last two days! Peterborough. (14/04/2013)
colin milford 05-May-2012 20:01
I saw one this morning on the hedge whilst wading through the floods at eckington ,never seen one so close before,was not quite sure what it was until i found your web site ,very striking little bird a close quarters.
Joanne 06-Apr-2012 16:45
Long Sutton Lincs
Joanne 06-Apr-2012 16:44
We have a regular visitor to our bird table. Male reed bunting
Ann 23-Mar-2012 17:09
Had a reed bunting feeding from our bird table this morning in rural Lincolnshire 22/3/12
George 28-Mar-2011 15:09
had male reed bunting first feeding from bird table then reappeard with female both were feeding firs time I have seen them
tony 26-Mar-2011 16:03
Ihave a reed bunting feeding in my garden for the last 3 weeks
sharon ravenscroft 21-Mar-2011 11:22
Their seems to be a pair of reed buntings feeding from our fat cage in the garden, we are very close to newport wetlands, they look like sparrows but one of them has a black head, the other has white streaks on its body. I live in Harrow , Middx, but i am visiting my parents in Newport when i noticed the birds.