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Unknown Bird
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Finally managed to get out today for a while. Took this lad at the beach C&C welcome and also ID
Stephen.
My first guess is a Mistle Thrush Stephen.. but that’s just a guess and I’m not sure if the beak is a match.
I’m going to double check when I finish typing this thread.
Can’t say I’ve ever seen one in the flesh. Nice one.
J
Looking at the two entries in the PI Book of Birds the spots on the breast and belly are way more defined than those in the above.
Where’s BlokeThePete when you need him.
Very nice photos. My closest match was a Meadow Pipit, but I’m no expert.
Meadow Pipit was my first instinct, but they are very similar
to Skylarks, what kind of size was it? If it was as big as a
blackbird then its not a Pipit but it doesnt look that big, maybe
slightly bigger than a sparrow?Thanks for the replys all.
shutterbug wrote:
Meadow Pipit was my first instinct, but they are very similar
to Skylarks, what kind of size was it? If it was as big as a
blackbird then its not a Pipit but it doesnt look that big, maybe
slightly bigger than a sparrow?shutterbug – it is similar is size to a wagtail, as I came out of my car at the beach it popped up on the wall in front of me no more that 6 feet away and stayed there for 25/30 seconds.
Stephen
I’d go with pipit too but there’s a few different types. I’d go for rock pipit. The tawny pipit is less common so probably not that.
Could be a juvenile robin ;-). Where’s JB when you want him!!
Its a Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) alright. Common all around the Irish coast. Its legs are darker than the Meadow Pipits and its bill is longer.
Yep.. agree Rock Pipit.. that’s what I meant to say earlier , Mistle Thrush was a typo :P
Thanks for all the replys everyone, the Rock Pipit seems to be the closest match. I have put in a link below.
Stephen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Pipit
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