Emberiza calandra This picture is taken at Nordhassel (Lista). Photo: Gunnar Gundersen
The Corn Bunting has probably always been in few numbers in the country. It is classified as regionally extinct (RE) in the Norwegian Red List. In the period 1990-2020, the species has been seen breeding at Lista in 2003, 2019 and 2020.
We consider it a rare species in the bird observatory area, with an average of less than 5 observations per year. The figures below show updated data from the bird station: