During the migration, ortolan buntings gather in hedgerows before crossing the sea.

A wary rock bunting flitted between sun-warmed rocks, its clear song echoing across the valley.

While birdwatching along the cliffs, I found a cinereous bunting singing from a windswept shrub.

In the misty morning, Pallas's bunting hopped along the shoreline, probing the mud for insects.

A little bunting hopped along the hedgerow, searching for seeds among the fallen leaves.

The pine bunting perched quietly at the edge of the pine grove, its streaked plumage blending with the needles.

On our coastal walk we were thrilled to spot a Cretzschmar's bunting perched on a low shrub.

While walking through the hedgerows at dawn, I spotted an ortolan bunting perched on a hawthorn branch and admired its streaked back and olive head.

During the migration counts, we were surprised to see several rustic buntings along the riverside hedgerows.

In spring, cirl buntings often return to the same hedgerows to nest.