Rock Pipit ? (1 Viewer)

[Ian B]

Caught this Pipit posing rather nicely on a wall on Holy Island a couple of weeks ago. At the time I put it down as a Meadow Pipit but now having looked at the photo the dark legs are leading me to Rock Pipit.

Any thoughts much appreciated

Ian B

 

[David Bryant]

Caught this Pipit posing rather nicely on a wall on Holy Island a couple of weeks ago. At the time I put it down as a Meadow Pipit but now having looked at the photo the dark legs are leading me to Rock Pipit.

Any thoughts much appreciated

Ian B

Looks good for a Rockit to me!

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

This quite dark looking pipit with dark legs surely is a Rock Pipit

 

[Ghostly Vision]

Rock pipit. Beautiful photo Ian.

Getting sub-specific, or racial, littoralis Rock pipits are supposedly more common on the east coast in winter than thought - but in this plumage it would probably be too hard to call. Maybe some of our Scandinavian members could comment?

Sean

 

[CJW]

Looks like a fairly classic petrosus to me.

 

[sphinx79]

Winter-plumaged Rock Pipits (at least of the littoralis ssp I see here in Sweden) can vary considerably in plumage. The lightest individuals can be confused with Water Pipit while dark individuals can look very dusky indeed. I think I'm right in saying they can't be reliably separated from nominate petrosus in the field in winter plumage.

Regards

Greg

 

[RockyRacoon]

I have a bird like this I can tell from other Rock Pipits on my local patch, because it is a lot paler than the other three.

 

[LivvyB]

The hind claw appears to be fairly long which leads me to think rock pipit as well.

 

[Corax67]

Looks good for a Rock Pipit to me.


Fabulous photo Ian - Digiscoped or camera?

 

[Ghostly Vision]

Winter-plumaged Rock Pipits (at least of the littoralis ssp I see here in Sweden) can vary considerably in plumage. The lightest individuals can be confused with Water Pipit while dark individuals can look very dusky indeed. I think I'm right in saying they can't be reliably separated from nominate petrosus in the field in winter plumage.

Regards

Greg

Thanks for clarifying, Greg - this is exactly what I thought, but wasn't sure if there were any WP features on darker birds that were consistent.

Rock pipit, indeterminate race then.

Sean

 

[Jane Turner]

All done here then. Yes clearly a Rock Pipit.. probably petrosus but not provable.

 

[Ian B]

Digiscoped or camera?

Thanks all for the Pipit masterclass and compliments

Karl, digiscoped with an Olympus 5060

Here is another............Who do you think your pointing that thing at ?........