I went looking for the Water Pipit recently reported from Whitburn Steel. I did see the Water Pipit but, as can often be the case with the most interesting birds, it gave only brief views and flew off before I could photograph it. I got lots of Rock Pipit photos though. Here are a few which illustrate the variable appearance of these birds (and in the sunlight - none of them had dark legs!):
These birds are fairly dark-looking and what I would think of as typical for Rock Pipit (the last six are probably same bird).
This bird is perhaps a little paler:
... and this bird was particularly pale:
Sunday, 17 January 2010
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Wouldn't mind seeing that Water Pipit. A long walk though haha
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