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Meadow Pipit

Photograph Copyright © Carl Corbidge

I think it is safe to say that Meadow Pipit is still the most common breeding bird in the upland areas west of the city of Sheffield. This is probably mostly due to the wide variety of habitats within which it will breed; heather, bracken, rough pasture etc. Further east it is a less common breeding bird, but still manages to find pockets of suitable habitat.  In addition, during spring and especially autumn, it passes through the area in large numbers. In good years daily counts in the hundreds, occasionally thousands, have been recorded through visible migration watch-points such as Redmires and Strines, in late September and early October.  The above photograph was taken at High Riggs, Stannington, by Carl Corbidge sometime in 2000.

Photograph Copyright © Richard D Hill

This Meadow Pipit was photographed by Richard Hill at Redmires, as it perched on the top dam wall on 1st September 2001. As usual they were gathering at this time, just before the first passage birds were recorded. See Visible Migration Data and Redmires Data for further details.  Last updated 17th July 2003

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