Birds found:
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Anthus petrosus
Family:
Pipits and wagtails
Length:
16.5cm
Wingspan:
23cm to 28cm
Weight:
20g to 30g
Other birds in the Pipits and wagtails family
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Yellow Wagtail
This colourful, regular, ground nesting summer visitor breeds throughout Europe, many overwintering across the vast plains of Africa.
Water Pipit
Tree Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Black and white bird distinguished by its tail bobbing antics as it hops along. They are also known as the white wagtail.
Meadow Pipit
The meadow pipit is a small, long tailed passerine of the genus Anthus, which is made up of 42 separate species of pipit. Pipits and Wagtails share the same family with species found worldwide bar Antarctica. The meadow pipit is a bird favouring open countryside regions and is found throughout Europe and areas of southwestern Asia.
Grey Wagtail
The gray wagtail, generally known by its British English spelling as grey wagtail, is the slimmest and longest tailed of all wagtails.
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