meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis

Small brown bird typical of open rough dry grassland

Habitat: open locatioons with enough coarse vegetation for nesting, especially coast and estuary

Resident, widespread and common in coastal areas but declining inland

Buff breast and white belly with dense streaking, white outer tail; 14–15 cm

Perches openly on hedges and fences; walks and lands on ground

Feeds on insects

Nest is a cup on the ground in coarse vegetation

2 broods April to June