Looking at Ewe! Early morning misty walk on the South Downs.
Male and female Yellow Hammer.
Looking at Ewe!
Continued Reflections from my World.
days out with my camera.- the blogs continue.
Looking at Ewe! Early morning misty walk on the South Downs.
Male and female Yellow Hammer.
never heard of this bird before Andy, very pretty!
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I often see these colourful buntings up on the South Downs. I saw 10 or 20 today in small flocks. They were widespread across the UK until the 1960s; Today, the yellowhammer is declining rapidly, disappearing from parts of Scotland and becoming scarce across much of the UK. Populations have plummeted by 61% between 1967 and 2020 due to a lack of food and nesting habitat, earning it a place on the Red List. In the area where I see them, the farming methods leave field-edge strips and maintain their hedgerows.
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