Calandra Lark
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Melanocorypha calandra
Vagrants from Southern Europe with 20 records for Britain from April-May.
Breeds in Southern & Western Europe & North Africa.
They are undistinguished-looking species on the ground, mainly streaked greyish brown above and white below, and with large black patches on the breast sides.
It has a white supercilium.
In flight it shows short broad wings, which are dark below, and a short white-edged tail.
The wing and tail patterns are distinctions from its more easterly relatives.
The song is like a slower version of that of the Skylark.