Pied or White? (2 Viewers)

[Scozmos]

Good morning all, I spotted this Wagtail on the reservoir overflow yesterday and it's only this morning, editing the photos that I wondered? Is it a young Pied or could it be a White Wagtail anyone?
Backwater Reservoir, Angus Glens, Scotland. April 28th
MTIA

 

[KenM]

Looks Pied to me, lacks the “clean” look of White.

Cheers

 

[Scozmos]

Looks Pied to me, lacks the “clean” look of White.

Cheers

Cheers Ken

 

[01101001]

I'm not saying it's an alba, but this is eBird's poster pic for Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (in this case, ssp. alba from Finland):

ML42547971 - White Wagtail (White-faced) - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML42547971; © Ian Davies; Finnmark, Norway

macaulaylibrary.org

 

[Scozmos]

I'm not saying it's an alba, but this is eBird's poster pic for Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (in this case, ssp. alba from Finland):

ML42547971 - White Wagtail (White-faced) - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML42547971; © Ian Davies; Finnmark, Norway

macaulaylibrary.org

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[Scozmos]

I'm now seeing "whites" everywhere

 

[Simon G]

There's an id paper for alba wagtails linked from

Identification and Other Articles - Hampshire Ornithological Society

From time to time, articles will be added here, which help to shed light on some identification challenges, or may be of interest to Hampshire birders Black-tailed Godwit – sub specific identification – Chris G Knox The Separation of White ... Read More »

www.hos.org.uk

and another paper at

(PDF) White Wagtail and Pied Wagtail: a new look.

PDF | On Jun 1, 2010, Peter Adriaens and others published White Wagtail and Pied Wagtail: a new look. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net