Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

2021-02-15 Tihaya buhta, Issyk-kul region	© Elvira Gazieva

Biology

Common, in places rare, passage migrant. Occurs singly and in flocks of up to 20-30 birds on wet meadows, in grass thickets along the shores of rivers and lakes; flood plains, hayfields, kitchen gardens and stubble fields. In spring arrives in mid to end April, last birds observed in end of May. In autumn appears in early September to early October, most birds migrates in October, the last ones recorded in early-mid November.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.