Breeding birds recorded are chiffchaff, little owl, great spotted woodpecker, linnet, nuthatch, yellowhammer and whitethroat. Predators of the yellowhammer include the sparrowhawk, northern goshawk, lesser spotted eagle, and hobby. The song of the male ortolan resembles that of the yellowhammer. The yellowhammer is a large bunting, long, with a wingspan; it weighs . Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands and South Africa. Operation Yellowhammer identifies 12 areas of risk. Consequently, full activation of Operation Yellowhammer was postponed until 8 April 2019. Yellowhammer Fund also saw a huge surge. The state flower, the camellia, and the state bird, the yellowhammer, are featured. An old legend links the yellowhammer to the devil. On 22 March confidential Cabinet documents on Operation Yellowhammer were obtained by "The Guardian" newspaper. One organization involved with this is the Yellowhammer Fund. Famous host drums include Black Lodge Singers, Cozad Singers, and Yellowhammer. The type species was subsequently designated as the yellowhammer ("Emberiza citrinella"). In mid-August 2019 an official cabinet Yellowhammer document from earlier that month was leaked.