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Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)Where and when to see it in the UK

Status not yet classified · reporting peaks May · Wagtails and Pipits · BOU category A

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
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Peak months
Tree Pipit: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Tree Pipit has been recorded in 1,547 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (52%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in May.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
26% or more of visits
High
7% to 26%
Moderate
2% to 7%
Low
under 2%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 0%<1%Very high
February 0%<1%Very high
March 1%<1%Very high
April 53%1%Very high
May 100%3%Very high
June 78%2%High
July 23%<1%Very high
August 56%1%Very high
September 61%2%Low
October 9%<1%Low
November 0%<1%Very high
December 0%<1%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in May

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
NB10Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NC30Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NC84Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NG14Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NG26Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NG70Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NG82Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH08Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH11Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH18Highland, Scotland100%Very high

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