Meadow pipit / Wiesenpieper (Anthus pratensis)

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Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg
Classification: Genus Anthus; Family Motacillidae
Looks like Misteldrossel
Song: Ähnlich Baumpieper, aber ohne Zia-Rufe. Vollständiger Gesang nur in flatterndem Singflug. Lange Strophen. Mittelstück meist zart und hoch [Link]
Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". [Link]
Calls: fast tonlos „ist, ist.“ [Link]
Contact call a short "eest". Similar to Rock Pipit but shorter,cleaner and most often in quick series. Warning call a sharp, high pitched "tzeet". Also a rattling "trrrrt". [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-25 cm, weight=15-22 g
Habitats: Mountain
Looks similar to: Mistle thrush.
Song: Single note, possibly rising at the end. (Or: long 4 second phrases, gradually louder then softer; swoopy or whoopy.) Sings in flight. BirdID: Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". - but what does a rock pipit sound like?
Song attributes: Melody: one note, fast, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz)
Source: XENOCANTO XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song.mp3 (song)


First documented observation : 2021-06-27 in Grabs.

Additional Audio


Source: BirdNet 20210627_113544 birdnet 1779 - Meadow Pipit - 2021-06-27 11:35:44 - Meadow Pipit - Grabs.mp3 2021-06-27 11.35.44 Grabs (song?)