Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia (Linnaeus, 1766)
ROCBU
18600
Family: Passeriformes > Emberizidae
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This extremely rare visitor to Britain is normally found breeding on alpine rocky slopes in southern Europe.
Most populations are resident, though more northerly ones may be migratory and all move to lower elevations during the winter months.
Added to the British List based on two individuals caught in Sussex in 1902, there have been very few records since.
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Rock Bunting, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes ![]() |
5-letter code: ROCBU | Euring: 18600 |
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