Rock Bunting

The rock bunting is 16 centimetres long. The breeding male has chestnut upperparts, unmarked deep buff underparts, and a pale grey head marked with black striping. The female is a washed-out version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a less contrasted head. The juvenile is similar to the female but has a streaked head. Four races differ mainly in plumage shades, and the subspecies that breeds in Europe, Africa and western Turkey is the only one to show white wing bars. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It breeds in open, dry, rocky mountainous areas in northwest Africa, southern Europe east to central Asia and the Himalayas, and locally in central Europe. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mainly within the breeding range of the resident southern populations. It is a rare wanderer to western Europe. (Wikipedia, general species account)