Cinclus cinclus
Dipper
Cinclus cinclus, Dipper. A bird of fast flowing upland streams and rivers. Feeds by catching food such as insect larvae underwater. Characteristic bobbing movement when perched on a rock. Territorial, patrolling a stretch of river.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Cinclus cinclus, Dipper. Perched on rock. River Ure, Redmire. January.
Slide 2: Cinclus cinclus, Dipper. Perched on rock. River Ure, Redmire. January.
Slide 3: Cinclus cinclus, Dipper. Habitat. River Ure, Redmire. January.