Thursday, 5 May 2016

More flava fun

Yesterday's interesting wagtail was still in the bare potato fields to the south of Ferry Lane Lake tonight, coming closer in better light, and allowing me to get improved pics of it. A Channel Wagtail it definitely is; it looks like a first-summer bird (I think..?) judging from the retained greater coverts. 
Channel Wagtail
Retained outer GCs

 In addition, there were two near-identical greyish-headed female-types, both with creamy face and throat contrasting with yellow belly, and greyish mantle contrasting with green rump. Both also showed good necklace patterns stronger than on any of the more typical female flavissimas. 
Greyish-headed wag #1
Greyish-headed wag #2
Grey-headed female wag #1 - rump and mantle

Elsewhere on site there wasn't too much of note; 2 Common Sands on Mons Pool were best.
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  1. Simon Douglas Thompson5 May 2016 at 14:39

    Is that some kind of local variant of a grey wagtail or blue headed wagtail

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