The habitat selected by foraging Cirl Buntings was investigated at 2 s
ites in South Devon, England in each of 3 winters. Cirl Buntings showe
d a marked preference for foraging on stubble or fallow fields at both
sites in all 3 winters of the study. A reduction in the area of stubb
le fields left over winter may have contributed to the decline of the
British Cirl Bunting population.