Littoralis or Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Black Rock, 8th February 2017 (David O'Connor).
It's that time of year again, when some of the 'local' Rock Pipits start to pink up on the chin and breast, a few weeks before heading off back to Scandinavia to nest, leaving our own resident and pinkless Rock Pipits looking dowdier than ever by comparison.
