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

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) mobbed by Meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis) Caithness Scotland May

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus), Finnmark, Norway

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) at waterhole, Israel

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Poland

Andres M. Dominguez/ BIA / Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis), Andalusia, Spain

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis), Kazakhstan

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni), Russia

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.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis), Marais Breton, Vendée, France, January.

Roy Mangersnes / South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) at the nest. Salisbury Plains, South Georgia.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratentis) on a pole. Breton Marsh, France, November

Ingo Arndt / South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus) endemic, Prion Island, South Georgia, February

Ingo Arndt / South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus) feeding in kelp during low tide, endemic, Prion Island, South Georgia, February

Nick Upton / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) foraging for invertebrates on a rocky cliff face, Cornwall, UK, April

Andy Rouse / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) mobbing Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), UK. May. Sequence 3 of 3

Andy Rouse / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) mobbing Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), UK. May. Sequence 2 of 3

Andy Rouse / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) mobbing Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), UK. May. Sequence 1 of 3

Andy Rouse / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) mobbing Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), UK. May.

Fabrice Cahez / Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Vosges, France, January.

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus), South Georgia Island

Terry Whittaker / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). Kent, UK. July

Terry Whittaker / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). Kent, UK. July

Andy Sands / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) nest with 4 chicks on ground in lowland heathland, Hampshire, England, UK, May

Andy Sands / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) nest with 4 eggs on ground among Heather on lowland heathland, Hampshire, England, UK, May

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) on a stone, Jura, Scotland, UK, September

Niall Benvie / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on barbed wire, Islay, Scotland

David Tipling / South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, January

David Tipling / South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) Holmestrand, South Georgia, January

Nick Upton / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) foraging for invertebrates among seaweed on the strand line as the tide rises at sunset, Cornwall, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) foraging for invertebrates on a stony beach beside a freshwater stream, Cornwall, UK, September.

Brent Stephenson / South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) feeding on small crustaceans along the shoreline, during moult, Tern Island, just off Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic, January.

Ernie Janes / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on post, North Uist, Scotland, England, UK, June.

Dong Lei / Rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) eggs in nest, Mount Namjagbarwa, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Park, Tibet, China.

Gabriel Rojo / Correndera pipit (Anthus correndera) with prey, La Pampa , Argentina.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi stejnegeri) perched on grass seed head, Commander Island, Russia, September.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Sub-Antarctic New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae steindachneri) Antipodes Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae aucklandicus) Auckland Islands, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, February.

Charlie Summers / Grassland pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum) Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Andy Sands / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) on fence post ruffling feathers. Upper Teesdale, Durham, England, May

Markus Varesvuo / Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) perched on rock, Uto, Finland, October.

Markus Varesvuo / Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) perched on rock, Uto, Finland, October.

Markus Varesvuo / Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) perched on rock, Uto, Finland, October.

Jussi Murtosaari / Red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) on algae at waters edge, Uto, Lounais-Finland / South-Western Finland, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) singing male in flight, Kymenlaakso, Virolahti, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Long billed pipit (Anthus similis) on rock, Oman, February.

David Tipling / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on fence post, Cley, Norfolk, UK, May.

Rob Drummond / Australian Pipit (Anthus australis), Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia

Chris Romeiks / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) perched on shrub. Kapiti Island, North Island, New Zealand. July.

Jonas Landolt / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Varanger, Norway

Markus Varesvuo / Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) standing in short grass, Sultanate of Oman, Arabia, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) on ground, Helsinki, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) Helsinki, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) perched on branch, Helsinki Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) in flight, Porvoo Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) carrying insect prey, in flight, Norway. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) with beak full of insect prey, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Richard´s Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae richardi) Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) in flight, Norway, July