yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella

Open country bird with the catchy song: 'little-bit-of-bread-and-no-cheeeese'

Habitat: hedgerows, scrub or woodland bordering fields

Widespread and common resident outside urban areas, but declining

Male has bright yellow head and underparts, brown wings and chestnut rump; female is similar but duller; 16–17 cm

Often seen perched on wires or bush, singing; in winter flock with other seed-eaters feeding in fields

Feeds mainly on cereals and weed seeds, also berries and insects

Nest is cup of dry grass lined with hair, well hidden on the ground or low in a bush

2, sometimes 3, broods; 3–5 white eggs with purplish markings