Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

Formerly a common breeding resident, but now a very rare vagrant.

From the mid to late 1800s Evans and Buckley report the Corn Bunting as being abundant on the island (Evans and Buckley, cited in Pennington et al., 2004). However, a visit to the island in 1948 found no birds present. Thereafter, only the following passage birds have been seen:

· 1954 One in May (Furness, 1983).

· 1967 Single bird recorded in May (Furness, 1983).

· 1968 Two birds seen in April (Furness, 1983).

· 1970 Singles on the 7^th April and the 10^th May.

· 1971 One, 27^th May.

· 2004 One, South Ness, 9^th May, was relocated the same day in Ham. The bird remained until the 20^th May.