I'm afraid I don't have a picture but I was wondering whether someone wiser than me might have an idea about difference.
Couple of days ago near Chagmore, Dartmoor, I saw a pipit alight on a tree on farmland. There was a forest one side, farmland the other.
I thought it was probably a Meadow but the barring on the wings (Median I think is the right term) seemed quite pronounced (ie white/bright) and that was what made me wonder. I've read about the streaking on the belly but I've only learned that since.
I appreciate that without a photo, it's all academic, but does anyone know if a) it's the right habitat and b) that's a good way of telling em apart or will it depend on the bird?
Couple of days ago near Chagmore, Dartmoor, I saw a pipit alight on a tree on farmland. There was a forest one side, farmland the other.
I thought it was probably a Meadow but the barring on the wings (Median I think is the right term) seemed quite pronounced (ie white/bright) and that was what made me wonder. I've read about the streaking on the belly but I've only learned that since.
I appreciate that without a photo, it's all academic, but does anyone know if a) it's the right habitat and b) that's a good way of telling em apart or will it depend on the bird?