I id'd this as Water Pipit (Ras al Khor 26 Feb) and labelled the image as such, but something keeps niggling. Any thoughts?
Very familiar with them from breeding sites in European Alps and Pyrenees, probably altitudinal and short-range migrants.
These are from Central Asia - not sure where your breeding birds are from?
Brilliant, thanks Tommy. Used to seeing breeding plumaged birds with greyer heads.
Correct ID, and looking odd due coming into breeding plumage