Pipit, Meadow
This is a widespread and often abundant small pipit, 14.5–15 cm long and 15–22 g weight. It is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and buff below, with darker streaking on most of its plumage; the tail is brown, with narrow white side edges. It has a thin bill and pale pinkish-yellow legs; the hind claw is notably long, longer than the rest of the hind toe. The call is a weak tsi-tsi. The simple repetitive song is given in a short song flight.
Latin Name
Anthus pratensis
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When the bird was spotted
Date | Location | Title | Seen by | Interestingness |
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UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Saltholme | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Rudland Rigg | b.m.stokesley | * | |
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Blakey Ridge | b.m.stokesley | ** | |
Germany, Dagebüll | Nordstrandischmoor | Hühnerhabicht | ||
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | South Gare | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
France, Leymen | In the garden, during the snow | mike421 | **** | |
Portugal, Algarve | Tavira | b.m.stokesley | ||
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | North Gare | b.m.stokesley | ||
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Saltholme | b.m.stokesley | ||
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Saltholme | mike421 | ** | |
France, Leymen | Meadow pipit in the field next door | mike421 | *** |