White or Pied (1 Viewer)

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snapper

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #1

Can anyone ID this Wagtail Please is it a White or Pied I have look at my book but I am still unsure & can you tell me why & then I will know the difference next time.The picture was taken on 21.08.05 at carsington water thanks.

 

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Tim P

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #2

Looks like a pied (alba) to me but I haven't got a white one in my guide so we will have to wai for expert confirmation.

 

Jane Turner

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #3

Shall sit on the fence I think. Edging towards ad fem Pied, though I have seen Whites with this much grey on the flanks. The mantle looks a bit dark and I can't see the nape properly.

 

senatore

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #4

I had exactly the same problem at my local patch yesterday.I decided I had a White Wagtail but was not confident enough to put it in the site book.

What convinced me was that beside the plain grey back there was a very sharp border between the grey of the back and the black of the head at the nape of the neck.

With yours you cannot see the nape very well.

Max.