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Pipit (Meadow)

The Pipit Meadow is also called the Titlark and can be seen in the south and in the west of England. It can be found in rough grasslands and open country, like moors or heaths, and also in salt marshes. Salt marshes are coastal grasslands which the tide often overflows.
The Pipit Meadow is a small bird that is mainly olive-brown in colour. The upper part of this bird is streaked with darker brown markings and its face is a plain olive-brown colour. It has a pale ring around each eye. Its breast is either a pale grey or a yellowish colour and covered with bold dark spots and streaks. It has a light brown beak which is thin and pointed.
The Pipit Meadow is a song bird that first starts its song whilst on the ground and it continues to sing as it lifts into the air. It rises in the air in a rather fluttery jerky manner and then parachutes back down with its wings half closed and as it does this it sings all the time. The Pipit Meadow eats earthworms, daddy long legs, moths, beetles, spiders and sometimes seeds.