Pipit/Wagtail

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Pipits and Wagtails

A1 12 Jun 2022

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G

GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022

Manfrotto Series 190

Berlebach Report 8013

GHFG1.  14 Dec 2021

WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024

Paddyfield Pipits

A drab brown bird of grassy fields, the most common pipit in Singapore. Upperparts tawny-brown with bold brown streaking on crown and mantle. Underparts pale buff with finer streaking on breast and neck sides. On face, note white brow, brownish ear coverts and white submoustachial stripe. Similar looking Richard's Pipit which is very rare, is larger an shows more extensive dark streaking on breast.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Woodlands Industrial Park D, 19 Feb 2024

f5.6 1/2500.  ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Industrial Park D, 19 Feb 2024

f8 1/2500.  ISO 1000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

A6400, Kranji Dam, 5 Dec 2020

f8 1/3200. @576mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Kranji Dam, 27 Jun 2023

f5.6 1/1000. ISO 2000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Industrial Park D, 19 Feb 2024

f5.6 1/2500.  ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Garden by the Bay MRT Station, 14 Jun 2023

f8 1/1250. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Garden by the Bay MRT Station, 14 Jun 2023

f8 1/2500. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Breeding male is olive-green on mantle, back and rump, with bright yellow underparts and blackish wings with white fringe to coverts. Ssp. taivana has olive-green crown and long yellow brow. First-winter bird has greyish upperparts and white underparts, with varying amount of yellow on throat and belly.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Turut Track, A7R4 APS-C, 3 Dec 2021

f8 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 2000, Turut Track, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Grey Wagtail

A greyish wagtail of streams and canals. Similar to Eastern Yellow Wagtail but has grey (not olive-green) crown, nape and back. Underparts whitish, with breast, vent, rump and tail coverts washed yellow. Breeding males have black throat and white malar stripe.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Woodlands Waterfront, 12 Oct 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, handheld

 Woodlands Waterfront, 12 Oct 2024

f5.6 1/800. ISO 2500, GM600 TC1.4x, handheld