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Birds seen on farmland in the UK: Corn Bunting

ARKive - Corn Bunting
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Miliaria_calandra/more_still_images.html
Easily identify this increasingly rare bird by viewing ten colour images. Illustrates eggs, chicks in nest, female feeding chicks, and adults. 

ARKive - Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Miliaria_calandra/more_info.html
Provides profile on Britain’s largest bunting, including range, habitat, biology, threats, and conservation. Also link to distribution map of UK. 

British Trust for Ornithology - Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrcorbu.htm
Browse status summary for bird that has been placed on the UK Red List. Analyze charts and graphs plotting corn buntings’ demise. 

BTO - Corn Bunting
http://blx1.bto.org/atlases/CB-atlas.html
Pore over highly-detailed maps of UK prepared by the British Trust for Ornithology showing volume of corn buntings breeding within 10km squares. For 1976, 1986, and 1993.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Corn Bunting
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/corn_bunting.htm
Find two crystal-clear images from UK county bird club that offers detail of colour, markings, and shape. Records photographer, location shot, and date.

Louisiana Ornithological Society - Corn Bunting
http://www.losbird.org/mswan/spain/spain2/pages/CornBunting.htm
Scrutinize this large sharp-focus colour image of corn bunting and get to know the bird in intimate detail. Plus photographer’s name.

RSPB: Farming - Corn Bunting
http://www.rspb.org.uk/countryside/farming/advice/birdsonfarms/cornbunting/
Regularly sighted on open farmland, the numbers of corn buntings in the UK fell sharply 1970-1998. Read what landowners can do to help this fast disappearing bird.  

Steven Round Bird Photography - Corn Bunting
http://www.stevenround-birdphotography.com/Corn%20Bunting.htm
Peruse this series of colour photographs taken on remote island north of Scotland. Mainly side-profiles plus shot of head. 

Trek Nature - Corn Bunting
http://www.stevenround-birdphotography.com/Corn%20Bunting.htm
Enjoy massive colour image of corn bunting sitting astride reeds, and read minimal written description. Also offers technical data regarding photography.

UK Biodiversity Partnership - Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=457/
Research this bird that is protected under the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 but is still giving cause for concern. Read current actions plus future plans.

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