Not sure about this one - maybe a MIPPIT?
Its not usual that I go to twitches, I don't really like crowds - hence why I took up birdwatching - but a RED THROATED PIPIT on one of my local patches was too good to miss. The day started off cloudy but soon cleared up and it became quite sunny, and with the bird reported yesterday took a trip to Felixstowe. The bird was located at the point - the furthest part of Languard - and was keeping itself to the roped off areas and was being seen on and off. A group of around ten people had gathered and it was fairly easy to locate the bird.
When the bird was in flight it gave off a monosyllabic call much different to the MEADOW PIPITS around. It also had distinct white wing bars and heavy black stripes on its chest. It also seemed to have burgundy red spots on the side of its throat.
This one more like the RED THROATED PIPIT - see the red throat
Apart from the PIPIT not much else about, with the usual WHEATEARS, GOLDFINCHES and LINNETS.
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