THE TREE PIPIT 



Anthus trivialis 



Of the three indigenous British species of Pipit 

 the present is the sole migratory one, being a vveli- 

 known summer visitor to our area. The Tree 

 Pipit is found in mo?t of the wooded districts of 

 England, with the exception of Cornwall and parts 

 of Devon, where it becomes very scarce and local, 

 as it also is in Wales. In Scotland it is also a local 

 and by no means common species chiefly confined 

 to the southern districts, although known to breed 

 at least as far north as Sutherlandshire. In Ireland 

 it is either excessively rare, or overlooked, and the 

 evidence of its having bred in the sister isle is incom- 

 plete. The Tree Pipit is found in summer in Northern 

 and Central Europe, and in Siberia as far east as the 

 valley of the Yenesay. In Scandinavia it occurs 

 practically up to the limits of forest growth, but in 

 East Russia not beyond lat. 65°, whilst in Siberia 

 it is not known beyond lat. 62°. South of the 



Balkans and the Pyrenees it appears to be a winter 

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