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

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) singing, perched on branch. Denmark, May.

Mike Read / Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) female perched in Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve, Ellingham, near Ringwood,...

Staffan Widstrand / Golden-breated Bunting, (Emberiza flaviventris) at waterhole, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Golden-breated Bunting, (Emberiza flaviventris) next to water, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Oscar Dewhurst / Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) on stone pavement. Cusco, Peru. February

Loic Poidevin / Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) Leon, Spain, February.

Loic Poidevin / Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) in the snow, Leon, Spain, February.

Loic Poidevin / Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) In the snow with Rowan (Sorbus acuparia) berries Leon, Spain, February

David Woodfall / Jamie Boyle RSPB warden for the Uists, putting out Black oat and Rye grass sileage for winter feed for declining Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March.

David Woodfall / Jamie Boyle RSPB warden for the Uistsputting out Black oat and Rye grass sileage for winter feed for declining Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March.

David Woodfall / Jamie Boyle RSPB Warden for the Uists putting out Black oat and Rye grass silage for winter feed for declining Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra). North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March.