Tree or Meadow pipit? (1 Viewer)

[michaelmacey]

I was at Oare marsh today, and while i was talking to a couple of chaps a pipit rested about 40 yards away. Now id seen two Meadow pipits already, but this one had 1 of the blokes thinking that it might be a Tree pipit. It had a very yellowy front, much different to the other 2. I asked if it was possibly a Male to the other 2 being females, but he was very sure they were different.

Could a Tree pipit have been close to the Meadows? and does the yellow front offer any clues? Thanks, Mick

 

[Jane Turner]

Contrast between buffer upper breast and whiter lower breast is a supporting feature for Tree Pipit. Meadow Pipits are spectacularly variable though. If you look through the ID index there are quite a few threads dealing with Tree and Meadow Pipit. Some meadows can have almost orange underparts, like a Red-throated Pipit.