This Pipit on the South Peninsular of Po Toi consistently makes a 'chip' or 'chip chip' call. It also responded to a taped call of Blyth's Pipit, instantly coming down from the hillside to the call and landing on a nearby rock. That is how I managed to get these photos. You can see in the first photo, it is responding to the taped call and is stretching up to see where the call is coming from. However, it also makes a call similar to a Richard's Pipit.
It seems to prefer sandy patches within the grass and does not use rocks, except in this one instance. I never managed to see it on the ground, except for these photos. When flushed, it flies around calling for some time before choosing a grassy landing area, or once on the railing next to the concrete path to watch to see where I am.
Could it be Blyth's?
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Last edited by wgeoff at 6/01/2010 15:21 ]
