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		Bunting is a medieval word meaning ‘plump', Cirl Buntings definitely have a plumpish appearance especially in winter when their feathers are permanently fluffed up for better insulation.
		Cirl Buntings eat seeds for most of the year and grasshoppers over the summer, hence their stout, strong beaks the backs of which are specially shaped for crunching seeds and their huge great feet to scratch around and find seeds on the ground.
		Cirl Buntings used to be very common in the South of England and farmers called it ‘the farmyard bunting'.
	www.countryside-trust.org.uk /edge/edgecirlbunting.htm (602 words)

	Cirl bunting project - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		The cirl (pronounced sirl) bunting is a small finch-like bird that is a close cousin of the yellowhammer.
		Cirl buntings are birds of mixed farmland and the loss of sources of food (both winter and summer) and nesting sites was identified as the major reason for the cirl buntings dramatic decline.
		Cirl buntings are very sedentary and are unlikely to move more than 2 km between wintering and breeding areas, usually much less.
	www.rspb.org.uk /england/southwest/farming/cirlbuntings/index.asp (1739 words)

	BBC - Devon Great Outdoors - Cirl Bunting makes a comeback following conservation project
		RSPB research proves the cirl bunting needs a supply of large insects, especially grasshoppers, in summer to feed to its chicks, while in winter the bird needs rich sources of seeds.
		The population of the cirl bunting, a sparrow-sized farmland bird, has swelled to almost 700 pairs in South Devon, bucking the overall downward trend for most farmland birds.
		Following decades of decline the cirl bunting was in danger of extinction.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/outdoors/nature/2003/cirl_bunting.shtml (583 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Celebration as rare bird thrives
		The cirl bunting, a relative of the more familiar yellowhammer, is confined to south Devon - but in the past it ranged widely across southern Britain.
		The bunting population crashed to just 118 pairs in 1989 and the birds were in serious danger of extinction.
		The RSPB responded by launching the Cirl Bunting Project, which is funded by the government body English Nature and managed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/3258149.stm (509 words)

	Action plan for Emberiza cirlus
		The cirl bunting is closely associated with traditional, mixed farming and was found in many parts of southern Britain in the last century.
		The cirl bunting is specially protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and EC Birds Directive, and is listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention.
		Cirl buntings are especially prone to disturbance from birdwatchers, walkers and other visitors during the breeding season and the post-fledging period.
	www.ukbap.org.uk /UKPlans.aspx?ID=278 (1088 words)

	The South West Biodiversity Action Plan
		Cirl buntings, known to some as 'village buntings', are only found in the UK in small pockets of farmland in South Devon.
		The cirl bunting population has increased by 580% to 700 pairs over the 14 years of the project.
		This is important since 25% of the UK cirl bunting population, as well as many important habitats and other important species are threatened by development.
	www.swbiodiversity.org.uk /Publications/Case_study_Cirl_bunting.htm (337 words)

	The history of the Cirl Bunting in Berkshire
		The rareness of the Cirl Bunting in the western half of the Berkshire Downs stands in striking contrast with the numerous records of singing and nesting for the eastern reaches, which illustrates just how very localised the species was.
		The Cirl Bunting continued to show its strong attachment to the easternmost fringes of the Berkshire Downs during the 1950s, in that it was located only once away from the Streatley area: a male at West Ilsley in October 1958.
		In view of all these records, it is plausible that one or two pairs of Cirl Buntings bred regularly for many years, unsuspected and undetected, in the swathe of somewhat undulating agricultural country to the north of the A4 between Newbury and Theale, where observers were certainly thin on the ground.
	www.berksbirds.co.uk /articles/cirlbuntingsinberks.asp (5039 words)

	South Devon AONB \| Cirl Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Over winter, cirl buntings feed on weed seeds and split grain in stubble fields, in the summer, they nest in hedges or scrub and feed in insect rich grassland: grasshoppers are a particularly important food for chicks.
		The RSPB is comitted to ensuring the cirl bunting population increases both in numbers and range.
		Although the cirl bunting is on the road to recovery and the future looks more secure than it did 10 years ago, there are still challenges to be met.
	www.southdevonaonb.org.uk /text.asp?PageId=161 (951 words)

	Bunting (Bird) - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Correlated with this peculiarity the maxilla usually has the tomia sinuated, and is generally concave, and smaller and narrower than the mandible, which is also concave to receive the palatal knob.
		In most other respects the buntings greatly resemble the finches, but their eggs are generally distinguishable by the irregular hair-like markings on the shell.
		In the British Islands by far the commonest species of bunting is the yellow-hammer citrinella), but the true bunting (or corn-bunting, or bunting-lark, as it is called in some districts) is a very well-known bird, while the reed-bunting (E.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bunting_(Bird) (325 words)

	Cirl Bunting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirlus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.
		Changes in agricultural practice have affected this species very adversely at the northern fringes of its range, and in England, where it once occurred over much of the south of the country, it is now restricted to south Devon.
		The Cirl Bunting is like a small Yellowhammer, 15-16.5 cm in length with a thick seed-eater's bill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cirl_Bunting (270 words)

	State of Wildlife - Birds
		In Cornwall, cirl bunting, grey partridge and corn bunting all face imminent extinction.
		A recent survey by the RSPB has shown that the Cirl Bunting, one of the UK's rarest and most threatened birds, is bucking the overall downward trend for most farmland birds.
		The joint RSPB and English Nature funded Cirl Bunting Project was launched to help farmers manage their land in a sensitive way.
	www.swenvo.org.uk /environment/sec6_2.asp (705 words)

	A DEVON ENVIRONMENTAL AND WILDLIFE BASED WEBSITE - wildlife focus
		Farmers are also encouraged to increase their low intensity grassland with less dependence on pesticides and fertilizers so as to increase insect life, and to increase the amount of uncropped field margins to allow for more insect rich habitat.
		It is not in the nature of these birds to move very far from their home range; therefore a network of farmers and land owners is being created to form an unbroken swathe of suitable habitat which falls under the stewardship scheme.
		The future looks bright for this species, and the Cirl Bunting project is a fine example of how a well thought out and researched project can allow a win-win situation for all involved.
	www.devonenvironment.co.uk /7.html (657 words)

	Guardian \| Endangered species back from the brink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of Britain's most endangered birds, the cirl bunting, has been saved from extinction through payments to farmers to sow barley in the spring rather than the autumn.
		The cirl bunting feeds on large insects such as grass hoppers in the summer and on seeds in the winter.
		The cirl bunting is one of several species of farmland birds whose numbers have fallen because of modern farming methods, and the success of this venture has become a blueprint for reversing the decline of other species, such as the tree sparrow, corn bunting and yellowhammer.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4794346-111492,00.html (166 words)

	Birds Clipart ETC
		Cirl Bunting Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier, 1869).
		Ortolan Bunting The Orlotan buntings are very shy; still great numbers are captured in nets, when they are kept in confinement, and crammed for the table, (Figuier, 1869).
		Reed Bunting Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier, 1869).
	etc.usf.edu /clipart/galleries/Animals/birds_a-f.htm (1489 words)

	Kingsbridge - 999 Kingsbridge : Emergency feeding programme for cirl bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If people are lucky enough to have cirl buntings visiting their garden they will feed on bird tables and a have a distinct liking for canary grass." he adds.
		The full cirl bunting breeding survey, which was conducted in 2003, estimated there was a population of 697 pairs, up from a low of 118 pairs in 1989.
		Even though there has been a large increase in cirl bunting numbers, they are still not found at very many different locations and in some places their numbers are still falling.
	www.999kingsbridge.com /lifestyle/story/470.html (494 words)

	Buntings
		Buntings are a group of mainly European passerine birds of the family Emberizidae.
		Similarly, there are a few species named "buntings" which are now classed in the cardinal family, like the Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting.
		The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is also known as Lapland Longspur, and is considered under longspurs.
	www.avianweb.com /buntings.html (237 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The great increase in the population of the Cirl Bunting, a sparrow-sized farmland bird, to almost 700 pairs has bucked the overall downward trend for most farmland birds, and is thanks to a partnership between conservationists, farmers and government bodies, including English Nature and Defra.
		The joint RSPB and English Nature-funded Cirl Bunting Project was launched to help farmers protect these threatened birds on their land.
		The Cirl Bunting Project is a fine example of how working in partnership with the RSPB, the Rural Development Service and the farming community we can achieve real success.
	www.fatbirder.com /news/index.php?article=295 (1000 words)

	Gibbons
		A study of habitat usage in winter months in 1989/90 showed that the entire cirl bunting population was restricted to over-winter stubbles (a traditional feature of spring-cropping), even though stubble constituted only a tiny proportion of the habitat available.
		The research showed that cirl buntings required weedy stubbles in the winter, and unimproved low intensity pasture (eg grass margins) in the summer to provide a plentiful supply of orthoptera for chicks.
		Between 1992 and 1998, for example, the cirl bunting population rose by 80% on land entered into the CSS, but did not change at all on land away from CSS agreement land.
	www.iger.bbsrc.ac.uk /Publications/Annual_Report/AnnRep2005/Gibbons.htm (2202 words)

	Cirl Bunting - Emberiza cirlus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Male Cirl Buntings have diagnostic fl and yellow faces.
		If you are in doubt about whether you have a Cirl Bunting or a Yellowhammer, check the rump colour - grey brown on a Cirl Bunting, almost red on a Yellowhammer.
		Also, Cirl Buntings have a small grey shoulder patch and richer chestnut on the upperparts.
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=2272 (282 words)

	Defra, UK; CSS and ESAs Annual Report
		By 1989 the cirl bunting population had dropped to 118 pairs, mainly as a result of changes in farming practices, which reduced both winter and summer food supplies and caused the loss of hedges and scrub for nesting sites.
		With the introduction of the new CS arable options nationally, it is hoped that cirl buntings will extend their area beyond Devon.
		The cirl bunting project has become a flagship, linking agri-environment schemes to the delivery of biodiversity targets for increasing farmland birds.
	www.defra.gov.uk /erdp/docs/css_esas_report/developments.htm (1282 words)

	Cirl bunting - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Cirl bunting - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Home > Birds > A to Z of UK Birds > C > Cirl bunting
		Male cirl bunting perched on bramble - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2855014_00073_002)
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/c/cirlbunting/index.asp (176 words)

	BBC News \| Sci/Tech \| Bunting's revival boosts birdlovers' hopes
		The bird, the cirl bunting, survives best in areas where there is less intensive farming, something which the government's Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme aims to promote.
		The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) began working with the cirl bunting, a finch-like bird, in 1989.
		CS funds farmers to retain the conditions the cirl bunting needs, and the RSPB says the scheme has encouraged the bunting population "to increase threefold to around 456 pairs".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/392343.stm (412 words)

	Occombe Farm: Cirl Bunting
		The Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirius is a UK and Devon BAP priority species.
		It is the UK 's rarest resident farmland bird - the most recent survey found 700 pairs which were almost totally confined to Devon.
		Many other farms in Devon signed up and as a result there are now around 700 breeding pairs with a 42% increase on Trust land between 1998 and 2003.
	www.countryside-trust.org.uk /Occombe/wildlife/cirlbunting.php (621 words)

	Tuesday, 11 Nov 2003 \| Grist \| Daily Grist \| 11 Nov 2003
		Now, for a bit of good species news: One of the rarest birds in Britain, the cirl bunting, has made an impressive comeback from the brink of extinction, thanks to a proactive government plan that pays farmers to maintain their fields in cirl bunting-friendly ways.
		The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds launched the rescue program in 1989, when the number of breeding pairs of the birds plummeted to 118; now, thanks to that effort, the population has grown six-fold to nearly 700 pairs, according to a new survey.
		The protection plan hinged on farmers leaving stubble in unplowed fields over the winter to supply birds with seeds, as well as planting traditional hay crops to support populations of grasshoppers, which cirl buntings eat.
	www.grist.org /news/daily/2003/11/11 (877 words)

	FoE
		The most notable species of bird recorded in the Westerland Valley is the Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus.
		Along with the Stone Curlew, the Cirl Bunting is the only bird in the entire South West Region for which the RSPB has a project officer.
		This has potentially serious implication for the cirl buntings within the Westerland Valley, and brings into question the effectiveness of any proposed mitigation for the Cirl Bunting population.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /umbrella/foe/transport/ring/paul.htm (1628 words)

	Emberiza pusilla
		The Little Bunting is one of the few buntings which doesn't acquire strikingly bright colours - even in the breeding season.
		Little Buntings are not widespread, even in the parts of northern Scandinavia where they breed, but they can be locally numerous at specific sites such as Luspebryggan in Sweden and Lake Toranki at Kuusamo in Finland.
		They are usually found in areas where birches and willows reach a variety of heights, especially on the edges of lakes and rivers.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Emberiza_pusilla.htm (283 words)

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		The Yellowhammer is one of approximately 40 species of buntings (Emberizidae) occurring in Europe, Asia and Africa.
		The closest relative to the Yellowhammer might be the Pine bunting (E.
		Most buntings are confined to open to semi-open habitats, farmland or steppe, some species also in rocky, hilly landscapes.
	www.ebc.uu.se /zooeko/Putte/Yellowhammer2.htm (1632 words)

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