Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica (Pallas, 1776)
RUSBU 
18730
Family: Passeriformes > Emberizidae
A scarce visitor to Britain, and very rare visitor to Ireland, from the northern forests of Scandinavia and further east. Records come from both spring and autumn.
An individual caught and ringed on Fair Isle (Shetland) in June 1963 was re-encountered in Greece later the same year.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
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.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Vulnerable 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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East Yorkshire, 1881 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in winter | 4 |
| % occupied in winter | 0.1 |
European Distribution Map
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
SEASONALITY
Rustic Bunting is a rare vagrant with a handful of records each spring and autumn and occasionally in winter.
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.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Rustic 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.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: RUSBU | Euring: 18730 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Density and diversity of overwintering birds in managed field borders in Mississippi
- Effects of removing duck-nest predators on nesting success of grassland songbirds
- Winter use of wild bird cover crops by passerines on farmland in northeast England
Read more studies about Rustic Bunting on Conservation Evidence >
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