Bird Sightings: Rock Pipit

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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

Photograph © Debbie Bozkurt
Balivanich - South Uist - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
26th March, 2007

"There were about 30 of these pipits in a flock today, the numbers of meadow pipits have been sharply rising over the last week or so but this is by far the largest flock I have seen in the village in months"

Our pipit photographs

meadow pipit

meadow pipit

meadow pipit
fresh autumn

meadow pipit
fresh autumn

rock pipit

Very dark legs, a dark bill and generally greyish dark plumage compared to a meadow pipit which has grey or brown legs and is usually more brightly coloured with contrasting streaked markings.

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Debbie's online photo album

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