Tree Pipit
The Tree Pipit is a small passerine bird in the pipit family. It is an undistinguished-looking species, similar to the Meadow Pipit, streaked brown above and with black markings on a white belly and buff breast below. It can be distinguished from the slightly smaller Meadow Pipit by its heavier bill and greater contrast between its buff breast and white belly.
The Tree Pipit’s song flight is unmistakable. The bird rises a short distance up from a tree and then parachutes down on stiff wings, the song becoming more drawn out towards the end.
The Tree Pipit breeds across most of Europe and temperate western and central Asia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa and southern Asia.
The Tree Pipit breeds in habitats with a wooded component, including lowland heath and coppice. It is found mostly in open birch woodland on the boundary with moorland or in open structured oak woodland. It nests on the ground amongst grass or heather tussocks.
Date: 6th May 2018
Location: Gilfach RWT reserve, Powys
The Tree Pipit’s song flight is unmistakable. The bird rises a short distance up from a tree and then parachutes down on stiff wings, the song becoming more drawn out towards the end.
The Tree Pipit breeds across most of Europe and temperate western and central Asia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa and southern Asia.
The Tree Pipit breeds in habitats with a wooded component, including lowland heath and coppice. It is found mostly in open birch woodland on the boundary with moorland or in open structured oak woodland. It nests on the ground amongst grass or heather tussocks.
Date: 6th May 2018
Location: Gilfach RWT reserve, Powys
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