Pipits

[alanjns]

Ok, so who's ready to look at some terrible pictures?!!

[aquila 1]

Hi Alan them's meadow pipits. best regards mac

[PeterB]

On a rock, makes sense. If it were in a Meadow it would be a water and if..... you get the idea.

[Little Sparrow]

I am not going to take a stab at ID as I am more often than not wrong.lol!

Wotcha mean terrible pics...the last two are a treat Alan!

Glad you have had a super weekend, travel home safely tomorrow!

[alanjns]

Thanks for the responses everyone - the top 2 pics were right at the top of a cliff and are heavily cropped, but at the time they appeared greyer and I was hopeful of Rock!

This pic shows the grey a bit better....

[PeterB]

Don't Rock have dark(er) legs?

[aquila 1]

Hi you get meadow pipits anywhere not just in fields also rock pipits feeding in fields as you say the legs are wrong for rock. regards mac

[Twitcheruth]

Nice Mipit pics Alan.....the bottom right shows the long hind claw perfectly.

[Winterkoning]

Whatever Alan...............NICE PIPITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RoyW__]

Originally Posted by PeterB

Don't Rock have dark(er) legs?

No, but Meadow Pipits have paler legs...

Originally Posted by Twitcheruth

.....the bottom right shows the long hind claw perfectly.

A long hind claw is an adaptation that is seen in many species which spend a lot of time on the ground. It tends to be longer on Meadow Pipits than Tree Pipits, but a relatively long hind claw is also seen on many other pipit species - like these Rock Pipits.