European Birds

Calcariidae : Longspurs

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Lothian, Scotland - March 2006

Lothian, Scotland - March 2006

Apart from a small resident breeding population of about 100 pairs in the Cairngorm mountains, Snow Bunting is largely a winter visitor to the British Isles, with over 80% of the visitors deriving from the Icelandic population.

Lothian, Scotland - March 2006

Lothian, Scotland - March 2006

Lothian, Scotland - March 2006