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mooskibaby

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• Mar 15, 2012

• #1

Could someone please help me to ID this wagtail please? Is it a yellow or a grey? Thank you in advance.

 

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DaveN

Derwent Valley Birder

• Mar 15, 2012

• #2

It's a Grey Wagtail. There aren't many Yellow Wags in the country yet and one would certainly be a good record down on the canal.

 

mooskibaby

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• Mar 15, 2012

• #3

Thank you Dave

 

Laruslister

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• Mar 16, 2012

• #4

Yellow Wag would be green on the back(male)or brownish(female).The complete underparts would be yellow,brighter in males. Young have brownishbacks and a fawn wash to whitish underparts.
Grey wagtail is ALWAYS grey on the back.Males have a black bib on the chin in summer,white throat in winter.Young are much like adult female.

 

Clive A

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• Mar 16, 2012

• #5

As the others have said Anna, it's a Grey Wag, which are regularly seen by the river down there.