Crested Lark

The crested lark is a small, brown lark, about the size of a Eurasian skylark but shorter and bulkier around the head and body, 17cm long. It has a short tail with light brown outer feathers; males and females look alike, though young birds have more spots on the back. It breeds across most of temperate Eurasia from Portugal to north-eastern China and eastern India, and in Africa south to Niger (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is non-migratory, and its sedentary nature is shown by the fact that it is only a very rare vagrant to Great Britain (Wikipedia, general species account).