Water Pipit non-breeding plumage

Water Pipit non-breeding plumage

This Water Pipit was photographed at over 2,500 metres above sea level foraging in the grass of a rocky hillside. Water Pipits breed in Europe on alpine slopes in mountain regions.

Country: Switzerland
Location: Schwarzsee
Family: Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
Species: Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Date taken: 19/09/2015