Meadow Pipit - BirdForum Opus

Anthus pratensis

Photo by Dave Whistle
Photo taken: Norfolk, England

Identification

A small, brown, streaky bird, white outer tail feathers.

Distribution

Iceland, the Faroes and British Isles, and Europe.

Habitat

Open country including fields and farmland, marshes, meadows, heaths and moorland. Also on coastal grasslands, sand-dunes open beaches, especially in winter. Likes open country with plenty of vegetation - upland moorland, heathland, fens, grassland, flood meadows and coastal marshes.

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A few photos you see in additional images are of Tree Pipits. Although not mentioned above, the photos highlight how useful bill size can be in identification (with Tree having a more hefty bill)

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