Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Very scarce vagrant species and my one and only encounter was with the Queen Mother reservoir bird of December 2012. An amazingly confiding bird.

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0882

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0882



Buff bellied Pipit head on Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0857

Buff bellied Pipit head on Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0857



Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0802

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0802



Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0606

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0606



Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0578

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0578



Buff bellied Pipit preening Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0785

Buff bellied Pipit preening Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0785



Buff bellied Pipit with food Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0865

Buff bellied Pipit with food Burton Marsh 12 1 14 MG_0865



Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0576

Buff bellied Pipit Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0576



Buff bellied Pipit rear Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0870

Buff bellied Pipit rear Burton Marsh 12 1 14 IMG_0870



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6781

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6781



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6645 1

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6645 1



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6734

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6734



Buff bellied Pipit wing spread Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6287

Buff bellied Pipit wing spread Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6287



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6175

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6175



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6199

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6199



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6125

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6125



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6202

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6202



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6665

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6665



Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 Raw edit IMG_6529 1

Buff bellied Pipit Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 Raw edit IMG_6529 1



SBuff bellied Pipit for cu Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6223 1

Buff bellied Pipit for cu Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6223 1



Buff bellied Pipit backlit by foam Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 Raw edit IMG_6651 1

Buff bellied Pipit backlit by foam Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 Raw edit IMG_6651 1



Buff bellied Pipit odd light Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6477

Buff bellied Pipit odd light Queen Mother reservoir 23 12 12 IMG_6477



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