This is a video about a little bunting. That species is a rare vagrant in western Europe. It nests in north-east Europe and Siberia, and usually winters in south Asia.
André Strootman in the Netherlands made this video.
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I have a little Bunting that visits every day 🙂 wonderful little birds *Brigid
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Hi Brigid, how wonderful!
Maybe that is an African bunting species, different from the Eurasian little bunting, see
http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=155023
?
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yes It is a different species, Known as the Cape Bunting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Bunting
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Thanks for the link! Also a very beautiful species; a bit bigger than the Eurasian little bunting.
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such little Gentlemen 🙂 my pleasure
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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