Nominate race common on passage and in winter, A. a. dulcivox rare vagrant with five records from between 1959–1963. Race A. a. cantarella common breeder on open agricultural lands. Prefers extensive and uncultivated areas, grazed grasslands, but ploughlands are also important habitats. The breeding population decreased by 30% between 1999 and 2018 (1.9 ± 0.5%, p<0.05). Migrant (late February – November), regularly overwinters in small numbers.