The Maltese name for the Meadow Pipit is a household name: Pespus. The name has been in existence since the late 1700s. Pipits are considered to be frail birds and the Maltese expression qisek pespus, ...

Every winter readers ask me about a bird that looks almost like a sparrow but acts different. They describe a 5-inch-long, streaked bird that's otherwise drab and somewhat larger than a sparrow. After ...

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THIS month I am going to continue with the subject of migration. But this month I’m talking about the meadow pipit, in relation to my local patch on Leopard Hill. The meadow pipit is a house ...

Exploring all things puffin - the silly and the serious, the scientific and the cultural.