Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Unmistakeable. Females are not as yellow and trend to have darker streaks on a fairly buff-coloured top of the head and a paler yellow underneath. No photos of females yet.

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (06/02/2008) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Unmistakeable. Females are not as yellow and trend to have darker streaks on a fairly buff-coloured top of the head and a paler yellow underneath. No photos of females yet.

Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Really chuffed - taken at dawn - photographer's favourite light dawn or dusk. Regular visitors to our feeders - so important as this bird is becoming quite rare.

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (06/02/2008) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Really chuffed - taken at dawn - photographer's favourite light dawn or dusk. Regular visitors to our feeders - so important as this bird is becoming quite rare.

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (06/02/2008) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder).

Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Under darker lighting conditions, not quite as flourescent yellow!

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (22/07/2005) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). Under darker lighting conditions, not quite as flourescent yellow!

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (23/09/2005) RSPB Pulborough Brooks. Doing its "little bit of bread and no cheese" rhythm of call.

Yellowhammer ♂(Emberiza citrinella) (13/05/2006) RSPB Pulborough Brooks. In the dawn sunlight making it look really orangey-yellow.

Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). I played with this in photoshop and thought it looked interesting!

Yellowhammer ♂ (Emberiza citrinella) (20/05/2005) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (on our bird ground feeder). I played with this in photoshop and thought it looked interesting!