Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Introduction

With a dozen records per year, Tawny Pipit is a scarce visitor to Britain & Ireland. Records peak during spring and autumn passage, and most come from southern England and southern Ireland.

Tawny Pipit breeds across much of southern and central Europe, its breeding range extending east to Mongolia. Individuals winter from central west Africa, east through Arabia and on to India.

Key Stats

Status

Rare

Weight

28g

Seasonality

<1%

BTO Records

1.2k records

Population and distribution stats for:

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Identification

Curated resources to aid in the identification of Tawny Pipit

Songs and Calls

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Listen to example recordings of the main vocalisations of Tawny Pipit, provided by xeno-canto contributors.

Flight call:

Status and Trends

Population size, trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO and partnership surveys and atlasses with data collected by BTO volunteers.

Conservation Status

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This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

Species of European Conservation Concern

Least Concern

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)

Least Concern

Schedule 1 Licence required (to disturb)*

Birds Directive Annex 1

* A guide only. Check details with the original legislation, especially those marked with an asterisk. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Size

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BOU Category

Source

First Record*

West Sussex, 1858

* First documented occurrence. Most species undoubtedly occurred before this. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Change

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Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.

Distribution

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This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

These figures come from Bird Atlas 2007 and indicate how widespread a species is.

No. occupied in winter

% occupied in winter

0.03%

Bird Atlas distribution maps show where bird species breed or winter in Britain and Ireland. For breeding maps, larger dots indicate higher certainty the species bred in that area.

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To view and download up-to-date distribution information aggregated from across BTO and partnership surveys and schemes, see our data holdings on the NBN Atlas.

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Distribution Change

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This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Seasonality

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This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.

Movement

Information about Tawny Pipit movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

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View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

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EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Tawny Pipit, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

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Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Tawny Pipit

Classification and Codes

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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Scientific name: Anthus campestris
Authority: Linnaeus, 1758

BTO 2-letter code: TI
BTO 5-letter code: TAWPI
Euring code number: 10050

Alternate species names

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Catalan: trobat
Czech: linduška úhorní
Danish: Markpiber
Dutch: Duinpieper
Estonian: nõmmekiur
Finnish: nummikirvinen
French: Pipit rousseline

German: Brachpieper
Hungarian: parlagi pityer
Icelandic: Sandtittlingur
Irish: Riabhóg Dhonn
Italian: Calandro
Latvian: (stepes cipste), lauku cipste
Lithuanian: dirvoninis kalviukas
Norwegian: Markpiplerke

Polish: swiergotek polny
Portuguese: petinha-dos-campos
Slovak: labtuška polná
Slovenian: rjava cipa
Spanish: Bisbita campestre
Swedish: fältpiplärka
Welsh: Corhedydd Melyn

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

Partners

Birdfacts is based on data collected by volunteers participating in surveys that are organised and funded by BTO, RSPB, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, JNCC and other partners.

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