Marie Read / Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) flock in flight during a snowstorm, New York, USA, January.

Andy Rouse / Black headed bunting, (Emberiza melanocephala), catching flies on sunflower crop, Bulgaria, June.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male perched in flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Corn bunting (Miliaria calandra) singing, Formby, Lancashire, England, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) feeding on bird conservation crop, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Essex, England, UK, December.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male perched in frost, Scotland, UK, December

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) in flight, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Essex, England, UK, December.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male perched. Scotland, UK, December. Did you know? Some local names for Yellowhammers include 'scribbler' and 'writing lark' referring to the dark squiggly lines on...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) (right) and Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) foraging on snow. Perthshire, Scotland, January. Did you know? The Tree sparrow population in UK dropped by 93% between 19...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on snowy branch. Perthshire, Scotland, February. Did you know? Beethoven's pupil claimed that the famous 'fate motif' of his 5th Symphony was inspired by the...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus), male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) and a male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on snowy branch (left to right). Perthshire, Scotland, December.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on grass. Perthshire, Scotland, June.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male perched on reeds, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire Fens, UK, April

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) in flight, Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project, Essex, England, UK, December. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Ernie Janes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citinella) UK, February

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Corn bunting (Milaria calandria / Emberiza calandra) perched on seed head, Norfolk, England, UK, June

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Corn bunting (Milaria calandra) perched in a field of Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) adult male perched in reedbed, Norfolk, UK, May. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Andrew Parkinson / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on frost covered branches, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December.

Ernie Janes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citinella) male in flight, Norfolk, UK, May

Fergus Gill / Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) coming in to land of a sheaf of oats in winter. Perthshire, Scotland, February

Roy Mangersnes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) balancing on rye stem, Norway. HIGHLY COMMENDED: Animal Portraits - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Andy Sands / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on tree stump in snow, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Andy Sands / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched with feathers puffed out on cold winter morning, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Two Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) perching on vegetation, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Laurie Campbell / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched in Beech hedge, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, January

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinellus) male at water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Corn bunting (Emberiza / Miliaria calandra) on Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) male perched singing, Bulgaria, May 2008

Rolf Nussbaumer / Corn Bunting {Emberiza / Miliaria calandra}adult singing on apple tree, Lake Neusiedl, Austria, April

Markus Varesvuo / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) female portrait. Anjalankoski, Finland. March 2005

Colin Varndell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} UK.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black headed bunting, male singing {Emberiza melanocephala} Samos, Greece.

Jose Luis Gomez de Francisco / Cirl bunting male perched {Emberiza cirlus} Spain

Dietmar Nill / Portrait of Yellowhammer perched amongst blossom {Emberiza citrinella}

David Tipling / Corn bunting singing on post, UK.

Mike Wilkes / Portrait, Yellowhammer on perch. UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male. UK, Europe

David Perpinan / Male Corn bunting (Miliaria calandra) singing from top of a tree, Cuenca, Spain, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) perched, France, February.

Robert Pickett / Corn bunting, (Miliaria calandra) singing, perched on reed, Lesvos Island, Greece

Espen Bergersen / Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) resting in a tree in Tromso, Northern Norway.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) singing from bramble patch, Bedfordshire, UK, April.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) perched on branch calling, Bedfordshire, UK, April.

Brian Bevan / Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) singing in flower field before flying away, Bedfordshire, UK, May.

Neil Aldridge / Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) flock feeding on the ground, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.

Jussi Murtosaari / Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male perched amongst Reeds. Helsinki, Finland.

Jussi Murtosaari / Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) male perched on branch. Salo, Western Finland. June.