Tweet of the Day - Ortolan Bunting
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Ortolan Bunting. Ortolan Buntings are smart relatives of our yellowhammer. They're migrants which winter in Africa and small numbers of birds heading south for the winter may turn up on our coasts in autumn. But until recently in parts of southern Europe, their arrival was welcomed by hunters with nets.
The sound archive recording of the ortolan bunting featured in this programme was sourced from: Volker Arnold, XC139765. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/139765.
Published on Friday, 4th October 2013.
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