Hi all,
Just to confuse people even more(?),here is a link to a website with pics of a really grotty Water Pipit moulting into summer plumage which is currently at Carnsore Point,Co.Wexford:
http://www.irishbirding.com/birdnews.html (scroll down)
Some ID features can still be made out,in particular the pale brown rump and white outer tail feathers(though this can be shown by littoralis),but such a bird could easily be overlooked as a littoralis,especially as it tends to feed on seaweed!
If anyone has any doubts about the ID,however,look at who took the pics....
Harry
Just to confuse people even more(?),here is a link to a website with pics of a really grotty Water Pipit moulting into summer plumage which is currently at Carnsore Point,Co.Wexford:
http://www.irishbirding.com/birdnews.html (scroll down)
Some ID features can still be made out,in particular the pale brown rump and white outer tail feathers(though this can be shown by littoralis),but such a bird could easily be overlooked as a littoralis,especially as it tends to feed on seaweed!
If anyone has any doubts about the ID,however,look at who took the pics....
Harry