Yellowhammer Emberiza citinella perched on old post early May
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Ernie Janes / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3263 x 4896 px | 27.6 x 41.5 cm | 10.9 x 16.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
12 May 2011Location:
Norfolk England UKMore information:
Males are unmistakeable with a bright yellow head and underparts, brown back streaked with black, and chestnut rump. In flight it shows white outer tail feathers. Often seen perched on top of a hedge or bush, singing. Its recent population decline make it a Red List species. Found across the UK but are least abundant in the north and west, and absent from some upland areas, such as the Pennines and Highlands of Scotland, as well as some lowland areas, such as the Inner Hebrides and the Orkneys. In open countryside with bushes and hedgerows.