#Grey Wagtail

[digitalisdog]

A series of more realistic birds. These are birds I spotted throughout 2024 which I'm working through!

[sugiichi]

Motacilla cinerea [キセキレイ,Grey Wagtail]

セグロセキレイと追いかけっこしていました😘

[besidethepath]

The grey wagtail - another bird that is constantly on the move. All the nicer when they stop for a while

[proton-wobbler]

Great Backyard Bird Off - Cosmopolitan Birds (poll 6)

Bird Info & Submission Reasons

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Continents: North America, Europe, New Zealand

"They’re really a Canadian thing IMO (it’s in the name). Also, I grew up around them, and they’re really not as violent as you’d think: despite Canadian children making a game out of chasing them around, I’ve never met anybody who’s been bitten."

A large brown goose with a black neck and white chinstrap. Overall size, bill size, and brown coloration variable across subspecies. Occurs in any open or wetland habitat, from city parks and golf courses to pristine marshes and Arctic tundra. Typically in flocks or family groups. Often seen in mixed flocks with Cackling Goose, especially in central and western North America. Abundant and widespread throughout the U.S. and Canada; rare in Mexico. Introduced and widely established in Europe. Listen for loud honking calls, especially as flocks migrate overhead in the classic V formation. (eBird)

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea)

Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania

"There's one that I sometimes see near the local Greggs, they're very cute"

Handsome long-tailed bird. Breeding male has a black throat, mostly yellow underparts. Breeding female often has some dark on the throat, paler yellow underparts. All plumages have gray head and back, with whitish eyebrow, bright yellow belly and vent. Often near flowing water with nearby rocks or surrogate rocky habitat, from mountain streams to weirs in suburban parklands. Walks quietly along shorelines or in nearby open areas, pumping its very long, white-sided tail up and down. Song is a repetitive series of high-pitched notes; calls include short, high “pseet” and buzzier flight calls. (eBird)

Image Sources: Goose (Andy Wilson); Wagtail (Santiago Caballero Carrera)

Continents which are italicized represent the non-native range of the species. Whether introduced on purpose on or accident, these species may have become invasive in this range. Despite their potential impact on native wildlife, please do not leave disparaging comments on these polls. Their purpose is to celebrate people's love of these species.

[naturelovetheta]

Day 39

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

I love Wagtails!

[birdmemorandum]

キセキレイ。 Grey wagtail.

[bens-birds]

Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Crocoparc, Agadir, Morocco - 19-03-2024

[plumes-merry-critters]

Grey wagtail on top of the roof

[richs-pics]

Grey wagtail

[tbalderdash-art-blog]

Grey wagtail for my Mum, happy Mother's Day :)

Reference photo by Ian Davies

[metrocentric]

GREY WAGTAIL

Forest Road, E17

[sugiichi]

Motacilla cinerea [キセキレイ,Grey Wagtail]

石の上にちょこんとポーズ😍

[besidethepath]

A curious look

[dansnaturepictures]

26/01/2025-Black Swans, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Ring-necked Parakeet and Feral Pigeons on a nice walk down the River Itchen at Riverside Park today and sky at home in a clear period of a rainy and blustery day.

I also enjoyed appreciating seeing Little Grebes as Iolo Williams asked us to do on BBC Winterwatch on Friday, seeing my first Grey Wagtails of the year a bright and lovely bird with two Pied Wagtails seen beside a grey which was an interesting and unique sight and seeing Jay, Common Gull, alder catkins and mahonia. A great wild and relaxing weekend.

[aquilacalvitium]

I just opened my curtains and this little guy flew right over and landed just outside on the roof!

Apparently it's a grey wagtail, a rare garden bird in the UK!

[mirellabruno]

Wagtail and Wisteria by Katsushika Hokusai.