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 Lapland Bunting  Calcarius lapponicus

Tørrvann, Finnmark, Norway  70° 27' 50.8" N  29° 01' 07.3" E  22 June 2019

Territorial song from dwarf willow scrub around a tundra lake.

Song composed of 2.6-3.4 sec strophes repeated around five times per minute. Each strophe a jangle of mainly down-slurred elements including metallic-sounding buzzes (range 1.6-7.4 kHz). Not unlike Snow Bunting in structure but sounding less musical and more wheezy with an undulating rhythm. Single song type heard.

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Geatnjajarvi, Finnmark, Norway  70° 30' 47.4" N  29° 04' 10.9" E  21 June 2019

Calls from a male Lapland Bunting. Musical, downslurred polyphonic elements and a softer, chirp composed of four elements. Golden Plover calling in background - level whistle at 2.2 kHz.

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Geatnjajarvi, Finnmark, Norway  70° 30' 47.4" N  29° 04' 10.9" E  21 June 2019

Further calls from a male Lapland Bunting. One call type a downslurred musical element at 3.3-4.8 kHz, the second a softer, broadband double-chirp.

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