The meadow pipit is one of the ultimate LBJs (‘little brown jobs’) of the bird world, but their voice plays a big part in the soundscapes of open country all over Britain.
Meadow pipits spend much of their lives quietly poking about in long grass, minding their own business, being thoroughly anonymous and small and streaky.
You typically only notice them …
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