Yellowhammer

🔍 Overview

A striking farmland bunting with a memorable song, Yellowhammers remain locally common across Sussex countryside.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Size: Medium (16 cm)

Male: Bright yellow head, chestnut rump, brown-streaked back

Female: Duller but still yellow-tinged

Flight: Flitting and bouncing

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Favors hedgerows, arable field margins, and downland. Found near Chantry and Kithurst Hill, Cissbury Ring and Upper Adur Valley.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Distinctive “a little bit of bread and no cheese” song, often delivered from a bush or wire.

🍴 Diet

Seeds, cereal grains, insects (especially for chicks).

📸 Birding Tip

Listen in spring near field edges. Look for males singing from hedges or telegraph wires.