Ole Jorgen Liodden / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) feeding young Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), Valdres, Norway, July.

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) amongst flowers, Norway, July

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Backlit Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on an old post, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) on ground in rough grassland, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Ross Hoddinott / Meadow Pipit {Anthus pratensis} in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) on ground, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Mike Wilkes / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). England, UK, Eruope

Erlend Haarberg / Red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus). Varanger, Norway.

Pal Hermansen / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on branch. Golsfjellet, Viken, Norway. July.

Doug Gimesy / Auckland Island pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) perched amongst flowers. Enderby island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand. December.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) singing and perched on branch, Denmark, May

Andy Sands / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) in full song from fence post, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Dave Bevan / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) landing on a Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) with caterpillar prey in its beak, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) perching on a Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) with caterpillar prey, drops one and dives to recover it, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.

Roger Powell / Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) feeding amongst flotsam at the waters edge. Riet Vell Nature Reserve, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain, April.

Richard Du Toit / Yellow-breasted Pipit (Anthus chloris) in grassland, Golden Gate National Park, Free State Province, South Africa. IUCN vulnerable species, endemic to this region.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) standing on ground. Oman, March.

Dong Lei / Rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) standing on rock. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. July.

Dong Lei / Rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) standing on rock. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. July.

Nick Upton / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) perched on cliff edge grassland with the sea in the background, Cornwall, UK, April.

Robin Chittenden / Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris). Cyprus. April.

Robin Chittenden / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) Cyprus. April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rock pipit (Anthus petosus), Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii berthelotii), endemic to Atlantic islands, perched in a spiny bush, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.

Nick Upton / Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii berthelotii), endemic to Atlantic islands, foraging on a volcanic beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.

David Tipling / Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) male being mobbed by host species Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Peak District, England, UK. May.

David Tipling / Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) mobbed by Meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis) Caithness Scotland May

David Tipling / Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) mobbed by Meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis) Caithness Scotland May

Tony Heald / South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) with Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male in background. Gold Harbour, South Georgia. October.

David Pattyn / Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) foraging for food, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands. December.

Ashley Cooper / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) chicks killed by the fire caused by discarded cigarette, Littleborough, England, UK. May.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) foraging in water, Vendee, France, December.

Roger Powell / Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) perched on a small stone, Alentejo, Portugal. April.

Roger Powell / Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) perched on a small stone, Alentejo, Portugal. April.

Nick Upton / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) perched on a fence post in coastal farmland, Cornwall, UK, October.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Vendeen Marsh, Vendee, France, November.

Adrian Davies / Sign warning of ground-nesting birds, Meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis), Old Winchester Hill National Nature Reserve, South Downs National Park, UK. August 2017.

Adrian Davies / Sign warning of ground-nesting birds, Meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis), Old Winchester Hill National Nature Reserve, South Downs National Park, UK. August 2017.

Dave Bevan / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) foraging amongst seaweed on rocky shore, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, November.

Dave Bevan / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) feeding from a sea wall, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, October.

Dave Bevan / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) feeding from a sea defence wall, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, October.

Dave Bevan / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) feeding from rocks, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, October.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian rock pipit (Anthus petrosus), with Redshank (Tringa totanus), Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) along coast, Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) feeding along coast, Finland, April.

Ernie Janes / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) Firth of Forth, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, June.

Klein & Hubert / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) male singing in flight during breeding season in spring, Alsace, France

Klein & Hubert / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) male singing in flight during breeding season in spring, Alsace, France