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Grey Wagtail (was - New wagtail to garden)

  • 24-09-2010 9:08pm
    #1
    V Bull
    Registered Users Posts: 719 ✭✭✭


    Snaped this little guy this afternoon in the garden, never saw him before, can you help identify what type of wagtail please.

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  • #2
    wgsten
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭wgsten


    It is a Grey Wagtail despite its yellow colouring.
    wgsten.
    oops!


  • #3
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Yes, Grey Wagtail. They like to be near running water.

    You can compare the 3 wagtail species here:
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greywagtail/index.aspx

    BTW: The link from wgsten is part of his signature and links to a very long page about fishing and is not a reference to detail on the Wagtail (confusing but he does it all the time


  • #4
    gzoladz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭gzoladz


    I never got them in my garden but I always see a few along the Dodder, between Lansdowne Road and Herbert Park.


  • #5
    V Bull
    Registered Users Posts: 719 ✭✭✭V Bull


    Thanks a mill guys :)


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Cooper Rough Windbag wrote: »
    BTW: The link from wgsten is part of his signature and links to a very long page about fishing and is not a reference to detail on the Wagtail (confusing but he does it all the time

    Good link all the same. Have never seen a grey wagtail myself. Will keep my eye out now. I did see a family of Yellowhammers the other day.


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  • #7
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Ive got a resident wagtail in my garden. He hangs around with about 5 greenfinches and even feeds off the feeders which is rare for a wagtail!


  • #8
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    If you mean a Pied Wagtail, then feeding like that is odd for an insect eater.


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