David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
_______________________________________________________________ Birds 29 - Wagtails,
Pipits, Larks
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava flavissima
MEADOW PIPIT Anthus
pratensis
TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis ROCK PIPIT Anthus petrosus WOODLARK Lullula arborea
SKYLARK Alauda arvensis
- Insects and other invertebrates
make a significant contribution to the diet of these birds, larks
belonging to the Family Alaudidae and wagtails and pipits to the Motacillidae. Pied
Wagtails Motacilla alba yarrellii and Grey Wagtails Motacilla
cinerea are very much associated with (particularly) flowing water
and their nests are often located close to rivers. The former is renowned
for roosting communally in some towns and cities. The common names of the pipits give a
good indication of their preferred habitats. Skylark Alauda
arvensis numbers have plummeted due to habitat loss, modern
farming practices and a shortage of invertebrates. Woodlarks Lullula arborea seem to be holding
their own in their favoured dry heathland habitats. This is a selection of
old low-resolution photographs and it is hoped that each of these species
will be allocated a page of its own (if it doesn’t already have one) in
due course.
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