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Birds seen on sea-cliffs and rocky islands in the UK: Rock Pipit

Ashley Crombet-Beolens - Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus
http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/Rock_pipit/
Study small bird that’s never far from the sea with this superb close-up colour photograph. Find larger image by clicking on thumbnail.
British Marine Life Study Society - Rock Pipit
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/R_Pipit.htm
Access this forum and get the low-down from those in-the-know on rock pipits and where in the UK to sight them. Includes colour photograph of the bird.
Hilbre Bird Observatory and Ringing Station - Rock Pipit
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/hilbrebirdobs/page16.html
Review article about a rock pipit that developed a liking for a sandwich. Read seven-point identification list, occurrence at this UK location, and breeding.
Isle of Man Birding - Scandinavian Rock Pipit by Chris http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/Scandinavian%20Rock%20Pipit021203.htm
Download this sharp-focus colour image, shot on small island in the Irish Sea, of pipit with mottled breast like a thrush.
Lincolnshire Bird Club - Rock Pipit
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/rock_pipit.htm
Browse range of colour photos of rock pipits taken by bird club member on the east coast of England. Catalogues photographers’ names, locations sighted, and dates.
Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Rock Pipit
http://pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/pipit_rock.html
Check out field study notes from local UK bird club that reveals few sightings of the rock pipit over a six year period and proves that the species rarely leaves the coast.
Planet Thanet - Rock Pipit
http://www.planetthanet.org/rock_pipit5.htm
Get to know this species that will not be found inland. Find side-profile colour photograph of a rock pipit taken in southwest England harbour.
RSPB - Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/r/rockpipit/index.asp
Discover what species looks like by studying colour illustration supplied by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Specifies breeding, wintering, habitat, diet, and call.
Tiscali Reference - Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_rock_pipit.html
Learn about bird that breeds along most of UK coastline except the south east. See colour image and read about physical looks, call, and feeding ground.

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