Pied or White Wagtail? (1 Viewer)

[Skiathosbooks]

Could someone please settle an argument for me: is this a Pied or a White Wagtail? The pic was taken on the Greek island of Skiathos.
Many thanks
Victora

 

[Troglodyte]

Hi,
it is a White Wagtail!

cheers

 

[Jacana]

White Wagtail. The Pied subspecies would be a pretty incredible record for Greece I think.

 

[Skiathosbooks]

Thank you so much - both parties were equally convinced they were right and stupid me just stood in the middle looking like a fool!
XXX Victoria

 

[cuckooroller]

More precisely it is a M. alba alba. Just saying White Wagtail means a lot of things, including the usually included yarrellii.

 

[ChrissyM]

Thank you so much - both parties were equally convinced they were right and stupid me just stood in the middle looking like a fool!
XXX Victoria

Hey Vic, we are all still learning Nice one...and great to see some Skiathos birds coming up...I think we ALL have a lot to learn about the island. There is a lot more on there than most people ever get to see :t:

 

[Cristian Mihai]

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba).