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Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus |
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The Rock Pipit is distributed along the coasts of Britain, Ireland, The Faroes, north-west France and Scandinavia. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. |
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Larger, bulkier and more upright than Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis). The plumage is darker and the
underparts show heavy brown streaking. There is a narrow, broken eye-ring and a pale supercilium. The outer tail feathers are creamy, rather than white, and the legs look dark at long
range and pinky-red close-up (bright pinky-orange on Meadow) |
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Photos 1 and 2 were taken on Staffa, photo 3 0n Mull, photos 4 and 5 on the west coast of Ireland, photos 6 and 7 on the Butt of Lewis and photo 8 on the Farne Islands. Photo 5 is of a juvenile bird. |
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