Editing Meadow pipit (section)

==Behaviour==
===Breeding===

The nest is on the ground conclein dense vegetation, with two to seven (usually often three to five) eggs; the eggs hatch after 11–15 days, with the chicks fledging 10–14 days after hatching. Two broods are usually raised each year. This species is one of the most important nest hosts of the [[common cuckoo|cuckoo]], and it is also an important prey species for [[merlin (bird)|merlin]]s and [[hen harrier]]s.<ref name=Snow/><ref name=Hoyo/>

===Food and feeding===
Its diet mainly consists of [[insect]]s and other [[invertebrate]]s, mostly small items less than {{convert|5|mm|in|frac=32|abbr=on}} long. It also eats the seeds of [[Poaceae|grasses]], [[Cyperaceae|sedges]], [[Juncaceae|rushes]], and [[Calluna|heather]], and [[Empetrum|crowberry]] berries, especially in winter.<ref name=Snow/><ref name=Hoyo/>