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Pechora Pipit
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Outer-isle scrub (very rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Two white back-stripes.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Pechora Pipit sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Blyth's PipitEpic · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Olive-backed PipitRare · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
- Red-throated PipitRare · Marshes (rare passage)
- Tawny PipitRare · Open ground (rare vagrant)
- Buff-bellied PipitEpic · Coastal grass (vagrant)
- Long-billed PipitLegendary · Open ground (extreme vagrant)
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