Wagtail or Pipit? (1 Viewer)

[cliffy]

Morning all,
Sorry for the quality of the image but it was taken at a fair distance away! Not sure what to make of it as I'm no expert, at first I thought it was a Pipit but looking at it closely could it be a Wagtail?

Location, Merseyside, taken this morning on farmland.

Cheers in advance,
Cliff.

 

[Harrybongo]

Morning all,
Sorry for the quality of the image but it was taken at a fair distance away! Not sure what to make of it as I'm no expert, at first I thought it was a Pipit but looking at it closely could it be a Wagtail?

Location, Merseyside, taken this morning on farmland.

Cheers in advance,
Cliff.

Hi. Looks like a Meadow Pipit? The large white patch on the next side looks a bit odd though?

 

[Harrybongo]

Hi. Looks like a Meadow Pipit? The large white patch on the next side looks a bit odd though?

That should have been 'neck side'! 😂

 

[THE_FERN]

Hmm I guess the crisp streaks on the side make it meadow. I wondered if it was water pipit...

 

[Harrybongo]

Hmm I guess the crisp streaks on the side make it meadow. I wondered if it was water pipit...

I thought that too, but the streaks, leg colour, look like a meadow? Cream/white patch on the neck side/cheek throws me though!??

 

[THE_FERN]

I thought that too, but the streaks, leg colour, look like a meadow? Cream/white patch on the neck side/cheek throws me though!??

Photos show that water pipit legs can be darker reddish instead of the more usual blackish. I didn't see any with streaks this crisp, though. The overall pattern recalls water pipit for me but I guess it's meadow...

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
It's a Meadow Pipit for me too. Adding to the features already mentioned by Harry and The Fern, please note the exact hue of the upperparts with the usual caveats. I see darkish muddy brown hues, not the clean smooth brownish hues of some Water Pipits.

 

[cliffy]

Cheers everyone for the help its settled on a Meadow Pipit.