ID please

[esphil]

Please id this birdie for me. Thanks. Es

[Dogghound]

Its a male Reed Bunting.

[esphil]

Thank you, much obliged. I would never have figured that out.

[faz]

yup it is indeed

[esphil]

Thanks. My little Collins Garden Bird pocket guide doesnt have it in so without you experts I would have been none the wiser.

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by esphil

My little Collins Garden Bird pocket guide doesnt have it in

This species only really visits gardens (mainly rural ones) when the weather is cold and food is not in abundance. They are usually associated with farmland and wetland (ditches, reed beds, marshes etc).