Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Meadow Pipit
Scientific Name:
Anthus pratensis
Length:
14cm
Wingspan (mm):
42cm
Weight:
195g
Lifespan:
3yrs Description
Both sexes have olive brown upper parts and pale heavily streaked underparts, similar to a thrush.
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of invertibrates such as flies, moths, spidersand beetles but they will also eat seeds in autumn and winter.