Reed Bunting, singing
Emberiza schoeniclus
Reed Bunting · Stodmarsh · 2 May 2026
A male Reed Bunting in full breeding plumage, perched at the very tip of a dead reed stem at Stodmarsh with its bill open mid-song. Reed buntings are birds of reedbed and wet margin across Europe and Asia, and the Stour marshes are prime breeding ground.
Solid black head and throat, a crisp white collar and moustache. A bare, exposed perch like this one is exactly where a male goes to be heard and seen over the reeds around him, and the song is a short, unhurried few notes that he repeats all morning.
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