Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit is a modest coastal singer that is easier to notice by the way it behaves than by any striking look. It stays low, moves briskly over rocks, and usually keeps close to its own patch.

Its voice is a thin trill, and during the breeding season both sexes give a flight display while singing. It is usually solitary, but in winter it may gather in small loose flocks.

It lives on rocky shores, beaches, and vegetated cliffs, where it picks up flies, larvae, molluscs, and small snails. In warmer months it also takes grass seeds, and northern populations move south in autumn.