Range
Common and widely distributed throughout Britain (3). It has a wide distribution in the rest of the world, from Europe and North Africa, through Eurasia, the Middle East, India, China and Japan (3).
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Habitat
This bird exploits a broad range of habitats, including farmland, heaths, moors, parks, woodland edges and even city centres (3), but when feeding requires short grass or other low vegetation (8).
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