10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEADOW PIPIT»
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Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America
of the hind claw and wing formula are important differences from Meadow Pipit (
see under MEASUREMENTS). The vocalisations are characteristic, but
especially the song and the typical flight call, a short harsh beez or bizz, are very
similar to ...
Krister Mild, Per Alstrom, 2010
69. 100744 SQUIRE DRAKE, Red and little white, calved Aug. 1, 1906. Breeder
Mr. S. H. Allen, Eastover ; sire Throne Room 87557, dam Meadow Pipit 14th by
Master Pippin 75043, g. d. Meadow Pipit 10th by Captain Lavender 70097, gr.
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Coates's Herd Book: Containing the Pedigrees of Improved ...
Breeder Mr. S. H. Allen, Eastover; sire Throne Room 87557, dam Meadow Pipit
14th by Master Pippin 75043, g. d. Meadow Pipit 10th by Captain Lavender
70097 , gr. g. d. Meadow Pipit 4th by Duke of Charming Land 61st 58794, _
Meadow ...
In the nest of a meadow-pipit I found a cuckoo about three or four days old. The
young stranger was the sole occupant of the nest, near to which three of the
meadow-pipit's eggs were strewn, and lay at about equal distances from each
other ...
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Size and structure Compared to Meadow Pipit A. pratensis, Rock is a larger,
bulkier, more upright bird with longer legs and a noticeably longer, more dagger-
like bill (all dark or with an extensive orange lower mandible). In flight, longer-
winged ...
6
People's Magazine: An Illustrated Miscellany for Family Reading
In the nest of a meadow-pipit I found a cuckoo about three or four days old. The
young stranger was the sole occupant of the nest, near to which three of the
meadow-pipit's eggs were strewn, and lay at about equal distances from each
other ...
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The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long].
Pipit being culled the Titlark by some, the Meadow Pipit "*i Titlark by others ; and
round the sea-coast, where the ^Rock Pipit is generally the most frequent of the
three, that is also called Titlark.' Bechstein separated the Pipits from the true ...
Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, George Long, 1842
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
Pipit being called the Titlark by some, the Meadow Pipit a Titlark by others; and
round the sea-coast, where the Rock Pipit is generally the most frequent of the
three, that is also called Titlark. Bechstein separated the Pipits from the true Larks
, ...
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Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds
spring. But it must be remarked, that the meadow pipit assumes much of the
yellowish hue in the winter, which has occasioned Mr. Lewin and others to
conclude that the Tree Pipit bird is found with us in that season ; and the same
author has ...
George Montagu, James Rennie, 1831
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Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
A little larger than Meadow Pipit, and darker and greyer, with noticeably darker
legs, often with a dark red tinge (Meadow Pipits tend to be pinky or yellowy). The
outer tail feathers are smoky grey, not white. Well camouflaged among the rocks,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEADOW PIPIT»
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Cuckoos have already taken flight
The chick as it had hatched would have turfed the other eggs out of the nest and, remarkably, the adult meadow pipit will have taken it on as ... «www.north-star-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
Bio-blitz 'exceeds all expectations' as 626 species found
A Skylark and Meadow Pipit were also seen performing territorial song-flights. Mr Harris said: “It was a weekend of concentrated events. «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Jul 15»
Haverhill wildflowers destroyed by Envirnment Agency cutting
One species there is the meadow pipit, which the RSPB has rated "amber" for conservation concern, as its numbers are declining. A wildlife ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
One in the eye for the attacker
“I have seen Meadow Pipit and Rock Pipit trying in vain to take out Wall Brown on several occasions on the coast and being quite unsuccessful. «East Lothian News, Jun 15»
One in five birds at risk of extinction, says BirdLife
... which uses Cyprus as a stopover during migration, but also as a breeding ground, the Meadow Pipit, many of which can be seen in winter in ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»
A word from the editor: Are young people too impatient for bird …
“There it goes, a meadow pipit!” might have been a typical exclamation, although I can't remember what birds he encountered because I ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
RSPB Watford takes flight
Migrants include meadow pipit and whinchat. Common terns are seen over the river and the canal. Year round, kestrel, sparrowhawk, buzzard ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
Countryside lovers help out at Ilkley Moor conversation events
... chaffinch, wood pigeon, robin, blue tit, magpie, willow warbler, swallow, kestrel, mallard, tufted duck, meadow pipit, cuckoo, and carrion crow. «Ilkley Gazette, Jun 15»
Tim Sexton: How to help ground-nesting birds survive
Other ground nesting species such as the skylark and the meadow pipit are particularly important on the reserve, as nationwide they have ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»
Cambridge naturalist Martin Walters sings the praises of the cuckoo
One theory is that this follows declines in two of their favourite host species, dunnock (hedge sparrow) and meadow pipit. [Upland cuckoos tend ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
