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Commons · Question 79948 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to monitor the population of Cirl Buntings in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Oct 2025

There is currently no active monitoring carried out by, or funded by, Defra. However, current agri-environment schemes provide funding for farmers to provide suitable habitat to support Cirl Bunting.