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.

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

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

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.