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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae) | |||||||||||||
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304
(1 photos)
2009-12-21 Hundested Havn, Denmark
Subspecies: ??? Subspecies probably littoralis. |
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303
(1 photos)
2009-12-21 Hundested Havn, Denmark
Subspecies: ??? Subspecies probably littoralis. |
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1752
(2 photos)
2015-04-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Subspecies: littoralis Age uncertain. Probably ongoing molt to alternate plumage. Worn wing coverts can pertain to both 2cy and adult birds. |
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3192
(3 photos)
2019-10-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Subspecies: littoralis Fresh plumage. In Denmark a rather characteristic pipit during the winter months where most are visiting. The overall greenish-olive cast to the plumage probably indicates that this bird belongs to the named subspecies, coming from the Fennoscandinavian region of further east. It's a large pipit with more diffuse markings on the back, breast and flanks than the more common Meadow and Tree Pipits, always showing darker legs and a stronger and darker bill. They always prefer this type of habitat, but especially Meadow Pipits can be found here as well during migration, see 3191, why you have to look for details or at least here the sound, where Rock has a more lisping drawn-out call compared to Pipit. |
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3492
(5 photos)
2020-10-12 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Subspecies: [littoralis] Third calendar year. ♂. Age and sex according to response from banding central. It was banded as a first year bird 2018-09-17 in Norway, at: Maletangen, Fræna, Møre og Romsdal, Norge. [62.9697222222, 7.0544444444 / 62°58'11.00''N 7°3'16.00''E] TUE, white text on green, on right leg. Metal band on left leg. Notice the different color cast between the first photo and the last three. The only difference is that I overexposed the last three compared to the first one, and with this colors looks colder and the base color of the underside much whiter, giving it a superficial resemblance to a Water Pipit (but lacking the white eyebrow and orange base to the lower mandible). Obs (mar 24): I can't find the original response from Norway, but concerning the subspecies of this bird, I think I've called it a littoralis based on location. And this despite the fact that a dark, cold greenish-gray bird like this, without a marked eyebrow very easily could be a petrosus too. I think. Banded |
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3916
(2 photos)
2022-01-10 Amager Strandpark, Denmark
Warm colors in the morning sun, but still the presentation is characteristic with pale lower mandible, dark red legs, blurry streaks on rear flank and uniform back. Was too aware to approach closer, probably caused by frequent beach walkers and their plentitude of 4-legged companions. |
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4747
(3 photos)
2023-01-06 Amager Strandpark, Denmark
A rather warm colored bird. |
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4783
(3 photos)
2023-01-22 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Dæmningen. A single bird posing on a seaside-rock before flying up to forage on the dike. Interesting: While standing on the rock, it looked diffusely dusty-green, which is how I normally see them. But here with a different background the bird looks more contrasting with a much browner cast to the upper side. |
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5742
(7 photos)
2024-03-13 Kongelundsområdet, Denmark
Subspecies: littoralis Stranden, Sydvestpynten. A single bird present on a very foggy day. Found by Ove Raagaard. The pale orange breast made him suspicious, but falls within the known pattern for the species where some individuals show a colored breast. The rest of the bird is classic for the species with dark reddish legs, long dark bill, blurred flank streaks, same-colored nape and back, weak back streaking and the dark outer tailfeathers make sure we are not talking about a Water Pipit. Normally the western birds (petrosus) are darker, colder and greenish-gray without signs of a warmly colored breast which the eastern birds (littoralis) show on a frequent basis. It is probably most likely to be a littoralis then, though the eye brow on these birds normally is stronger. This latter character, however, is probably more floating than the first, why it should be safe to name it to subspecies. |