Another great visit to Billinge Hill. I heard one Tree Pipit fly over and later found another perched on a wire, which allowed me to get a few photos. This is one species which seems much easier to identify when it flies over calling, than when it's sitting silently on a wire! There are also a few Meadow Pipits about, but this is a Tree Pipit because the streaking on the flanks is finer than that on the breast, it has largely white underparts, a shortish hind claw and a relatively stubby bill.
Also today, one Wheatear and at least 10 Swifts.
Thursday 25 August 2011
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