The Yellow-breasted Bunting breeds in open scrubby areas, often near water, and it is very common in Siberia.

The Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) is an Eurasian passerine bird in the bunting family (Emberizidae).

In late July, the autumn migration begins with waders returning from the Arctic and the Observatory fills with birdwatchers desperate to bag the famous Fair Isle "specials": lanceolated warbler, Pallas's grasshopper warbler, great snipe, the yellow-breasted bunting and the Pechora pipit.

The Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) is an Eurasian passerine bird in the bunting family (Emberizidae).