Water pipit

Like most other pipits, this is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and dark streaked buff below. It has dark legs, white outer tail feathers and a longish dark bill. In summer it has a distinctive breeding plumage, with a pinkish breast, grey head and pale supercilium.

The Water pipit is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Buff-bellied and Water Pipits overlap only in a small area in Central Asia. Ecology - Both subspecies of the Buff-bellied Pipit are migratory. The American Pipit winters on the Pacific coast of North America, and on the Atlantic coast from the southern USA to Central America. More

The Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta, is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of southern Europe and southern temperate Asia across to China. It is a short-distance migrant moving to wet open lowlands such as marshes and flooded fields in winter. Some birds migrate north to Britain for winter, taking advantage of the warm oceanic climate. Like most other pipits, this is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and dark streaked buff below. More

this individual is a Water Pipit - the others in the group were Meadow Pipits. For more on the problems of Pipit identification, click here. Photograph January 2003. More

Synonym of water pipit in thesaurus Water pipit Translation = More Languages: Water pipit Translation On Other Language: English Spanish Croatian Water pipit in English The Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta, is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of southern Europe and southern temperate Asia across to China. It is a short-distance migrant moving to wet open lowlands such as marshes and flooded fields in winter. More

Another Water Pipit was amongst 8 Rock Pipit, 25 Skylark and 10 Meadow Pipit pushed out of the North End Marsh by the high tide. Offshore Sightings were limited to 30 Common Scoter. Grounded Migrants Thrushes continue to dominate with 26 Fieldfare, 7 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird and 5 Redwing logged. Another Woodcock was flushed. Wildfowl and Waders Wildfowl included 475 Wigeon, 44 Pintail, 25 Goldeneye and 5 Shoveler. More

Does a water pipit have a white rump? Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community: Copyrights: Western Bird Guide. Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds, by Roger Tory Peterson. Copyright © 1990 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Buff-bellied Pipit". More

The Water Pipit is also much less approachable than the Rock Pipit, rising high and quickly leaving the vicinity when approached. Water and Buff-bellied Pipit do not co-occur except in a small area in Central Asia. This species is insectivorous. Its call is an explosive "fit", like Rock Pipit. More

The water pipit is a rather short and stocky bird. Males and females tend to look similar with greyish-brown upperparts and pale cream underparts, dark legs and a slender, dark bill. Black streaks run smoothly down the breast and the outer tail ... More

Water pipit nest with chicks© Chris Perrins / www.osfimages.com Water pipit at nest with chicks© Dave Watts / naturepl.com Water pipit at nest© Robert T. Smith / www.ardea.com Water pipit perched on branch© Dave Watts / naturepl.com Water pipit camouflagued against rock© David Hosking / www.flpa-images.co.uk Water pipit standing by water© Mike Wilkes / naturepl.com Water pipit on cut grass© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl. More

Although the Rock and Water Pipit are similar in build and vocalisations, they breed in completely different habitats and the Water Pipit has a strikingly different summer plumage. In winter, Water Pipits are browner than Rock Pipits with much clearer, whiter more lightly streaked underparts and more completely pale wingbars. Also they have very clean white underparts (which are slightly streaked) and two white wingbars in winter. More

By May the Water Pipit can be commonly found in Bavaria on alpine meadows and mountain pastures above 1200 m asl. The typical song of this bird is belonging to the soundscape of a summer day at alpine meadows. During the winter months the Water Pipit evades the rough conditions of the higher altitudes and can be found at lower altitudes even in northern Germany. More

The water pipit is protected by the Illinois wildlife code of 1971 *03* and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 *04*. More

Formerly included in the Water Pipit were the subspecies now separated as Rock Pipit and Buff-bellied Pipit (Sangster et al., 2002). The former is more closely related to the Water Pipit than the latter, as indicated by external (Alstr More

All these images of Water Pipits were taken in Hampshire, UK during March 2008 by myself. Below: Just sometimes, this often elusive species poses well and affords good views, somewhat like this Water Pipit is here! This particular individual was undergoing it's pre-breeding moult and displayed a mixture of non-breeding and breeding plumage and often appeared quite scruffy, note that the inner tertial has been dropped already and the facial pattern is in a state of disarray somewhat. More

The Water Pipit (anthus spinoletta) is an uncommon winter migrant in Scotland. Most winters there will be maybe a couple of birds which are usually sedentary over the winter period. Sometimes there will be repeated winterings at the same location maybe by the same bird. It is a notorious confusion species as its identification field markings are not all that conspicuous with much overlap with Meadow Pipit and Scandinavian Rock Pipit. More

The water pipit is a large and stocky pipit. It is greyish-brown above and pale below with streaks on its breast. It has a pale stripe over its eye, a slender bill and dark legs. It does not breed in the UK, but is a winter visitor, mainly to southern and eastern England. It breeds in the Alps and other mountains of central and southern Europe. Where to see them In suitable habitat in the winter in eastern and southern England. More

Water Pipit is a very scarce to rare winter and spring visitor to the coastal regions of S. Gloucestershire with no more than three birds present at any one time. Earliest: October 20th 2007 at New Passage. Latest: May 12th 1996 at Oldbury Power Station. Highest Count: Three on March 5th 2005 at Severn Beach. There have been around fifty Water Pipit's reported from S. More

estuary, where a water pipit and a merlin were spotted.bird notes; gardening by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)London's Wetland Centre recorded a water pipit, and there have been sightings of common swifts, swallows, house martins and yellow wagtails. More

Water pipits start to develop a rosy flush to the breast at this time of year, and are worth keeping an eye out for on coastal grassland for the next two months.Flushed out by the rising waters; Extra high tides can bring all ... More

Water Pipit - Definition = Water Pipit Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae Genus: Anthus Species: spinoletta Binomial name Anthus spinoletta More

BOG Water Pipit at Snaygill 07/12/08 = mopofbog 10 vidéos S'abonnerModifier l'abonnement Chargement… 129 vues 129 vues mopofbog — 8 décembre 2008 — Water Pipit at Snaygill mopofbog — 8 décembre 2008 — Water Pipit at SnaygillCatégorie : Animaux Tags :BOG Birds Nature Wildlife Chargement… J'aime Enregistrer dans Partager E-mail Skyrock Facebook Twitter MySpace Live Spaces Blogger orkut Buzz reddit Digg Chargement… Connectez-vous ou inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! Publier un commentaire More

Water Pipit at Coalhouse Fort = punkbirder 27 vidéos S'abonnerModifier l'abonnement Chargement… 405 vues 405 vues punkbirder — 25 février 2008 — Water Pipit having a rest on a breezy day at Coalhouse Fort, Essex. punkbirder — 25 février 2008 — Water Pipit having a rest on a breezy day at Coalhouse Fort, Essex. More