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Fife, Scotland, Warbler, wood i think (1 Viewer)
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lou salomon
the birdonist
it's a tailless grey wagtail.
NoviceBirder
Member
It was singing like a warbler, not like a wagtail
Grey Wagtails do have a sort of song. Lou is absolutely correct with his ID.
NoviceBirder
Member
Cheers guys, didnt expect one of these in a city centre with no waterways lol,
Thanks
Thanks
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
a lot do move into cities in the winter, mostly where there is some water, but not always.
skatebirder
Well-known member
We have at least one regular wintering Grey Wagtail on the roof of our 1960's office block in Southampton, along with lots of Pied Wagtails. The stagnant water on the roof could hardly be called a "waterway", but the Wagtails seem happy enough, and often sing from above my window so I get serenaded while at my desk.
Laruslister
Well-known member
:t:I had one in Troon centre in the winter one year when I lived in a flat that used to constantly perch on car wing mirrors and attack its reflection.I don't know how it found time to eat and drink!8-P
moose1991
Alces alces
Have a listen to it's song on here.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greywagtail/index.aspx
Jane Turner
Well-known member
Former. Birds tend to moult in such a way that they keep the semblance of a tail.
John o'Sullivan
Well-known member
I saw one years ago, at distance to begin with.
I was convinced I had something fantastic. A small passerine with short tail and an amazing pumping action to its rear end, working the waters edge on an island on a lake. Maybe a Northern Water Thrush!!, the adrenalin rush was fantastic. Eventually the bird came closer and closer. I got some colour on it... A GREY WAG. Disappointing but in all reality great to see (I've seen nothing like it since)
I was convinced I had something fantastic. A small passerine with short tail and an amazing pumping action to its rear end, working the waters edge on an island on a lake. Maybe a Northern Water Thrush!!, the adrenalin rush was fantastic. Eventually the bird came closer and closer. I got some colour on it... A GREY WAG. Disappointing but in all reality great to see (I've seen nothing like it since)
I once saw a tail-less juvenile Grey Wag perched in a tree in some beautiful forest in northeast Turkey, where I was hoping for better things. It threw me for several minutes.
