The jangling keys theme tune of the corn bunting is not the most melodic of songs but it’s a brilliant way to find a scarce bird of our farmland.
Corn buntings resemble oversize sparrows, and their rather unathletic appearance has earned them some unflattering traditional names, including ‘fat bird of the barley’ and - my favourite - ‘corn blob’.
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