Category Archives: Wagtails

Grey-headed Wagtail ID

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Necklaces on females by Sindre Molværsmyr and M.G.  It’s long been known that adult male Grey-headed Wagtails (thunbergi) can show variable dark feather across the yellow breast, on some creating something of a little necklaced effect. Females can too. Sindre reports on observations made on … Continue reading →

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Blues, Reds,Greens

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Yellows and Whites Flamborough 18/19th April Still lively here. Missed a fly through Alpine Swift  in the morning but was very pleased to find this male Blue-headed Wagtail in the afternoon. It was cavorting with 2 male Yellows, 2 male Whites and several Pied … Continue reading →

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Unusual Citrine Wagtail?

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

In Brittany, France by Martin and Philippe Dubois We can get juvenile/ 1st winter Citrine Wagtails pretty much anytime now. Philippe Dubois sent these photos of a 1st winter Citrine Wagtail taken in Brittany, NW France. It was present, 7-10 September, 2011. All photos by Matthieu Canevet. Notice … Continue reading →

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Intriguing Yellow Wagtails…..

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

This post poses more questions than answers, but you’ve gotta love Yellow wagtails The first bird of interest was photographed recently by Nick Senior at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire. This bird shows grey upper-parts/nape/crown that perhaps could be explained away by … Continue reading →

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1st summer male Citrine Wagtail

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Yotvata, S. Israel Certainly a Citrine Wagtail, probably ‘werae‘. Another little surprise in late March during a morning spent at a magical sewage works near Yotvata. I also think it is a first summer male and with characters perhaps closer to werae- though not … Continue reading →

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Pipits and Wagtails

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

on Linosa Still got some posts to do at this amazing place and the folk who go there. Here’s a collection of some of the  Pipits and Wagtails I saw on the island in early November and also why they were interesting… Walking with some of the guys towards the harbour. … Continue reading →

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Wacky Pied Wagtails

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Helgoland  Day 2 Bird race day. Before I wax lyrical about the Helgoland bird race, just thought I had better draw a line under this curious bird. Into the afternoon (22nd October) and we were once again enjoying the amazing variety of passerines feeding on … Continue reading →

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Finale- Shetland Autumn 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Saturday, 8th October Still on Shetland, South Mainland to be precise. A little emerging tradition has been to finish guiding and join Roger Riddington and Paul Harvey the next day for a full day’s relaxed birding together. As Roger so helpfully reminded me, together we scored with Taiga Flycatcher (2 … Continue reading →

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very late Blue-headed Wagtail

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

in Northumberland Near to the recent Eastern Black Redstart, this Blue-headed Wagtail was found yesterday. I did get a call and I guess as the bird’s finder Gary did, thought surely the odds would favour an eastern bird. Blue-headed Wagtails are pretty darn rare anywhere on the east coast from October onwards. Furthermore eastern birds … Continue reading →

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