Can anyone identify the bird in the photos ?

Yellowhammer? Definately a bunting mind!

Definitely yellowhammer. "Yellowhammer" - sounds like the name of a pop group.

Just a slight resemblance to a cirl bunting mind which just made me a tad uncertain, CY. But my money is on yellowhammer.

Thanks!  Now found some pictures on line and can see it was a male yellowhammer, not a bird we see in northern parts.

Until Micky mentioned Cirl Bunting I would have said Yellowhammer. On my phone I can enlarge the photo well and see quite a bit or red/brown colouring so I'm plumping for the Cirl....

oops, our posts crossed Kj so there you go, two different thoughts. We used to have a flock of visiting Yellowhammers in our garden and they were very yellow, canary bright in some cases.

Yellow hammer, generally a Cirl Bunting has a pronounced black chin at this time of the year.  Collins birdguide edition 2 see page 399

Quite a difference OP, thanks

Female and immature male cirls lack that black throat. Kyell's third top photo certainly has some specific resemblance to cirl.

Personally due to the face markings i'll stick with Yellowhammer. Juveniles have little or no facial yellow.  

Consensus has it as a Gulspurv, KjellNN, hope this helps!