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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Yellowhammer

 

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Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

 

• Yellowhammer
• Emberiza citrinella
• UK: RED LIST, 792,000 pairs summer (declining) BTO
• UK: Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor . Mostly absent in Scottish Highlands & Islands
• WI: Rare passage visitor (less than 30 records)
• Breeds: Europe, Asia
• Winters: South of breeding range to Africa, Asia
• Habitat: Open countryside preferably with tall cover - bushes or hedgerows. Grassland.
• Bunting - Male bright yellow head & below. Brown back (streaked black). Rump chestnut. Flight: shows white outer tail feathers. Perches singing in tops of tall bushes.
• Diet: Seeds (summer, insects)
• Listen to a Yellowhammer (RSPB site) "little bit of bread and no cheese!"
• Similar birds: Yellow Wagtail

 

Yellowhammer records in the Western Isles

Rare passage visitor (less than 30 records)

The chart below shows how abundant the Yellowhammer is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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