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Mountain's farm 7.30am


Hi , just checking i can work this. Went to Mountain's farm this morning as i only live 1/2 a mile away. Saw one female (i think?) yellow wagtail, several pied wagtails plus one that looked more like a white wagtail. Ive posted a pic on my flicker account if you could confirm that it is indeed a female yellow?

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  1. Email13 July 2013 at 18:08

    Hi Andrew, I think both photos of the yellow wagtails show juveniles - the brown bib on their neck is the thing to look for. Neither adult turned up last week when I was there either. The white wagtail you saw is more likely to be a juvenile pied at this time of year, I got caught out by one a few weeks ago.
    Welcome on board by the way!

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