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.


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Cinclus cinclus, Dipper
Dipper on rock
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Cinclus cinclus, Dippere
Dipper on River Ure
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Cinclus cinclus, Dipper
Habitat

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.