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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Qingcol" data-source="post: 1388723" data-attributes="member: 62918">Still a lot of Pipit interest at Treraven Meadows, the recent high tides have past leaving plenty of exposed mud ideal for Pipit watching. This morning 6 Water Pipit, a Scandinavian Rock plus a Pipit that has been present for two days and is giving me some ID problems, simply put it is the smallest and darkest Water Pipit frequenting the Meadow, it often feeds with the Water Pipit that has a dark patch on its right flank, but unlike that bird it never seems to get close enough to take a detailed photo prefering to stay in the middle of the muddy area. It Shows pure white outer tail feathers, a fine bill, greyish red-brown legs and a neat eye-ring, on one eye only. My feelings are that it must be a very odd spinoletta, but in some ways (not all) it comes close to rubescens. Well worth a look for any Pipit enthusiast (unless of course you don't twitch and just happend to read this thread by chance)Other birds at Treraven today include 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Redshank and 3 Chiffchaff one with pale legs.</blockquote>