White Wagtail Vs Pied Wagtail info pls (UK) (1 Viewer)

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johno147uk

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• Apr 22, 2013

• #1

Hi I keep seeing on Rare Bird Report people saying they have seen White Wagtail are they on about Pied Wagtails or is it a completely different species? any info or ID info would help.

Thanks for any help, Steve

 

Jane Turner

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• Apr 22, 2013

• #2

White wagtail and Pied Wagtail are two different races of the same species. Pied is resident in the UK, White is the continental European race. They are passing through the UK now, mostly on the way to Iceland

 

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cameron2

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #3

This is the time where you actually look close at pied wags!

 

Jane Turner

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #4

Loads of White wags (and a few Pieds) on the beach here today. Pants light I'm afraid (its almost dark here)



Obvious Whites
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_CTMzwByUWg/UXkXlO6sfvI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/Luu0A6V8eFA/s912/S0192838.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MbiawYjnYrE/UXkXnf-wX3I/AAAAAAAAJ30/dIA9NDeQRF0/s720/S0192846.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-D3o141ElVO0/UXkXd7pvDAI/AAAAAAAAJ3M/2AfHjYaiKhw/s912/S0152819.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--GImPavZThk/UXkW4NYaxpI/AAAAAAAAJ1s/SkXZ6h09JHw/s912/S0022769.JPG



and tricky ones
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JPX3Roaq_-A/UXkXii3DmiI/AAAAAAAAJ3k/uM5ULQnSUHc/s720/S0182832.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCf8VH8EtgY/UXkXObvQ0WI/AAAAAAAAJ2k/UY_yR4IvoBY/s912/S0082788.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m4_YMGy_MmU/UXkXCMTQbII/AAAAAAAAJ2M/zOY73Rao6zc/s720/S0072783.JPG

and a known Pied
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7Osi0nnA3ew/UXkW2PHeiKI/AAAAAAAAJ1k/_OFPJrWnhGc/s912/S0012766.JPG