Breeding welfare depends on insect availability in summer for chick provisioning during rapid growth phases.
Recovery to over 1,000 pairs in SW England demonstrates what targeted habitat management can achieve.
Ongoing monitoring uses territory mapping and nest monitoring to track population health and welfare indicators.
Welfare Assessment
Cirl bunting recovery demonstrates the power of targeted agri-environment support. Supporting farms participating in Higher Tier stewardship schemes directly funds the habitat management that keeps these birds alive and breeding successfully.
What You Can Do
Support agri-environment scheme funding for farmland bird habitats
Choose food produced by farms participating in higher-tier stewardship
Report cirl bunting sightings to the RSPB monitoring programme
Encourage local landowners to maintain winter stubble fields