Portland Bird Observatory
and Field Centre

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Black-headed Bunting   Emberiza melanocephala

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There have been nine records of Black-headed Bunting at Portland:

The occurrences of Black-headed Bunting at Portland
2001 - August 11th, a male at Portland Bill.	© Martin Cade
2000 - July 16th, a male at the Observatory garden and Culverwell.	© Martin Cade
1999 - June 1st, a male seen twice in a garden at Verne Common Road.
1997 - June 3rd, a male in song at Watery Lane, Easton.
1978 - May 5th-9th, a male at the Bill.
1977 - May 26th-27th, a male at Verne Common.
1975 - May 26th, a male at the Bill.
1974 - August 4th-6th, a male at Southwell.
1970 - May 24th, a male between Weston and Southwell.

More photographs of the August 11th 2001 bird appear below:

Black-headed Bunting, Portland Bill, August 11th 2001 © Martin Cade