Passerine flocks in wild boar forest webcam
Photos: Arne Ader
Translation:Liis
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer Talvike Emberiza citrinella
The behaviour of yellowhammers is placid, on the ground they seem somehow a little awkward. They are not particularly shy of people, move in groups and a little mutual quibbling goes with the life-style. They like to feed on the ground, and in cultured landscapes, as can be seen in the Wild boar forest webcam; in winter they visit birdfeeders in settlements. In the Wild boar forest webcam we see them in mixed passerine flocks together with tree sparrows and domestic sparrows.
A part of the birds that nest here migrate towards south but the number of yellowhammers in winter reaches some hundred thousand thanks to the arrivals from the north and east, although it depends on the year.
The winter plumage turns brightly yellow only in spring – and we know why. The male’s head and underparts are yellow, the back is brown and a sure identification is the rust-coloured rump. Female and young birds are duller in colour and there is less yellow.
Yellowhammer
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