Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza schoeniclus (Reed Bunting)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 14 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 20 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Reed Bunting in Cairngorms National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Reed Bunting sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 184 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Reed Bunting in Cairngorms National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Reed Bunting in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.