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Dieren en planten

Birds   Bunting   Snow bunting   Reed bunting   Bird Protection   Plants   Grass Family   Common Reed   Wood small-reed   Dune flora   Warblers   
  • Dut: Rietgors
  • Eng: Reed Bunting
  • Fren: Bruant des roseaux
  • Ger: Rohrammer
  • Dan: Rørspurv
  • Nor: Sivspurv
  • Fries: Reidmosk
  • Ital: Migliarino di palude
  • Lat: Emberiza schoeniclus
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Reed bunting, foto fitis, adriaan dijksen

Reed bunting

Reed buntings have a black head and white 'shawl' in the summer. You can then find them singing while perching in the top of bushes or reed. This is how they define their territory. When sensing danger, the bird races lower down. In the Netherlands, reed buntings can be seen the whole year round just about anywhere where there is reed. Some of the Dutch reed bunting population migrates a short distance to more southerly regions in the winter.

On Texel


Reed bunting, foto fitis, adriaan dijksen

Reed buntings can be found on Texel in bushes and reed along dune ponds and lakes. A good spot to find them is by the Horsmeertjes.