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  Wagtail
The wagtails are a group of small passerine birds with long tails which they wag frequently.
Wagtails are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs.
The Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia is unrelated.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Wagtail.html   (82 words)

  
 Pied Wagtail...The Gypsy Bird
The Pied Wagtail is a slender bird which grows to be approximately seven inches in length and weighs from seventeen to twenty-five grams.
The Pied Wagtail is meticulous in the cleanliness of its nest and has been known to remove lightweight materials (such as paper or straw) which have been laid as a mark by which to find its home.
By classification, the Pied Wagtail belongs to the Passerine (or perching) family of birds, characterized by the feet being adapted for perching on trees or on the ground, rather than for grasping, wading or swimming.
www.novareinna.com /romani/wagtail.html   (1069 words)

  
 British Garden Birds - Pied Wagtail
The Pied Wagtail is a small fl and white (pied) bird with a long tail that is sometimes mistaken to be a young Magpie, but is is much smaller than a Magpie; in fact, it is only a little bigger than a Great Tit.
Pied Wagtails build their nest in holes in walls, buildings, or old nests of larger birds.
Pied Wagtails that breed in the uplands often move south and even across the English Channel to France for the winter, but otherwise the birds tend to be sedentary.
www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/piedwagtail.htm   (444 words)

  
 Pied wagtail - Motacilla alba - English Nature
The pied wagtail is a familiar sight in built-up areas, and can often be seen foraging for insects on flat surfaces such as car-parks, verges, playing fields, the roofs of buildings and even roads, provided there is not much traffic about.
Pied wagtails seem to prefer to nest in natural cavities, often where these are obscured by creepers like ivy but nest boxes may be used and nests have even been found in greenhouses.
Pied wagtails are resident birds but are more likely to be seen in gardens in the winter months.
www.plantpress.com /wildlife/o23-piedwagtail.php   (370 words)

  
 Wagtail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia is an unrelated bird similar in colouration and shape to the Japanese Wagtail.
At first glance, the wagtails appear to be divided into a yellow-bellied group and a white-bellied one, or one where the upper head is fl and another where it is usually gray, but may be olive, yellow, or other colors.
The African Pink Wagtail (and possibly the Mekong Wagtail) diverged prior to the massive radiation of the white-bellied fl-throated and most yellow-bellied forms, all of which took place during the late Piacenzian (early Late Pliocene), approximately around 3 mya.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wagtail   (510 words)

  
 Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba
The continental race (White Wagtail) is a regular passage migrant.
As the wagtails jostle for position there is a loud and sustained twittering chorus, but this performance fades once any latecomers have put in appearances.
There are even observations, during very cold conditions, of close rows of hundreds of wagtails perching on the actual hot-water pipes.
www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/pied-wagtail.htm   (437 words)

  
 wagtail - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Wagtail, common name for any of several songbirds, widely distributed in Eurasia.
Two species, the white wagtail and the yellow wagtail, nest in...
meadowlark, skylark, warbler, woodlark, flbird, bluebird, flycatcher, hedge sparrow, lark, linnet, nightingale, nightjar, oriole, pied wagtail,...
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 Definition of Wagtail from dictionary.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Field wagtail, any one of several species of wagtails of the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water wagtails.
Garden wagtail, the Indian fl-breasted wagtail (Nemoricola Indica).
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates sulphurea) having a slender bill and short legs.
www.dictionary.net /wagtail   (179 words)

  
 Pied wagtail - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Pied wagtail - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Pied wagtails prefer habitats near water - river banks or lake edges with a stony or gravelly shore.
Pied wagtail perched on rock in stream - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2819005_00102_002)
www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/p/piedwagtail/index.asp   (271 words)

  
 Pied wagtail - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Aptly described by its name, this small bird is fl and white and wags its tail up and down constantly while it is on the ground.
It is common throughout the UK, and you will often see pied wagtails in gardens and car parks walking or running then stopping in search of food.
Pied wagtails build a small cup-shaped nest on the ground, amongst rocks or in a woodpile and females lay five or six eggs.
www.rspb.org.uk /gardens/guide/atoz/p/piedwagtail.asp   (190 words)

  
 White Wagtail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws.
While the White Wagtail appears to form a superspecies with the Japanese and White-browed Wagtails (and possibly the Mekong Wagtail, the phylogenetic position of which is mysterious), the internal systematics of the White Wagtail are still unresolved at present.
Romani Rise: Pied Wagtail - the Gipsy Bird Pied Wagtails in Welsh Romani culture.
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 Pied Wagtail
The Pied Wagtail is the distinctive British and Irish race of the White Wagtail, a common bird in the rest of Europe.
Pied Wagtails are elegant birds in constant motion, darting here and there to pick up tiny insects from the grass.
Pied Wagtails flock together to roost for a variety of reasons.
www.bto.org /gbw/Species/BIRDS_PIEWA.htm   (350 words)

  
 Kew: Wild View at Wakehurst Place, 2005
Two pairs of wagtails were seen on a regular basis around the Nursery area in early spring.
The wagtails seem to build their nests in locations where people are regular visitors.
We assume that the human disturbance is preferable to the potentially lethal disturbance caused by other predators with more sinister plans on their mind.
www.rbgkew.org.uk /wildview/pied_wagtail.html   (163 words)

  
 Montacilla alba yarrellii - Pied Wagtail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As well as having its own resident pied wagtails, Wales provides winter homes to many pied wagtails from the north of Scotland.
Insects are the staple diet of these pretty birds, and hence they spend quite a lot of time near water.
Pied wagtails build their nests in holes in banks or walls, often near to water.
www.first-nature.com /birds/montacilla_alba_yarellii.htm   (130 words)

  
 White Wagtail at Falls Lake, NC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
White Wagtail at Falls Lake, NC White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) at Falls Lake, Wake Co., NC North Carolina's first White Wagtail was found at the Swim Beach at Sandling Beach State Recreation Area at Falls Lake by Jill Froning and Karen Bearden on 10/22/2002.
It remained throughout the afternoon, when I took these photos, and was observed by 20 or more birders at close range.
We tentatively identified the bird as a first-winter White Wagtail, instead of the very similar Black-backed Wagtail, based on study of the Sibley guide.
www.carolinanature.com /birds/whitewagtail.html   (348 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for wagtail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
pipit common name for a group of chiefly Eurasian and African birds that together with the wagtails constitute a subfamily of songbirds related to the Old World warblers and thrushes.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "wagtail" at HighBeam.
Cheeky and bold Wagtail a sight to behold
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=wagtail   (199 words)

  
 Charliesbirdblog: Pied Wagtail, Devon. April 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii is the resident British subspecies of the White Wagtail.
The differentiation of White Wagtail into two subspecies (or races) in western Europe - there are many other races breeding from Eastern Europe all the way to Japan - has perhaps arisen because of the partial isolation of the mainly resident British form, although M.
Oh, please note that views and opinions expressed in this blog are the author's own and are not to be considered in any way representative of the mandate or policies of Birds Korea or of any other organisation or individual.
www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/piedwagtail/piedwagtail.html   (146 words)

  
 Motacilla alba yarrelli
There are two races of this species in Europe, since the wagtails in Britain and Ireland have darker backs and are known as Pied Wagtails.
In the White Wagtails of mainland Europe, the back is storm-cloud grey and the fl nape and fl bib which border the white face don't meet at the side of the neck.
White Wagtails (the nominate race M.a.alba) are regular on passage, both on the east and west coast.
www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Motacilla_alba_yarrelli.htm   (181 words)

  
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The Pied Wagtail is a widespread resident of this country.
Utters a shrill "chisik" sound, the male has a song that is based on this call.
Pied Wagtails build their nests in many different places, from ledges to eaves of old buildings.
www.thebirdtable.co.uk /birdid/piedwagtail.htm   (207 words)

  
 Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba ssp yarellii, species information page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pied or White Wagtail - Motacilla alba ssp yarellii
It's name comes from it's fl and white colouration (pied) and it's flicking tail movement.
The White Wagtail subspecies has a grey back and is a visitor during spring and autumn migration.
www.brickfieldspark.org /data/piedwagtail.htm   (219 words)

  
 Grey Wagtail
Cliff sightings of this bird are less frequent than the Pied Wagtail and it does seem to be considerably more timid.
Such is its acute sense of imminent picture taking that it managed to evade the camera completely throughout 2002.
It still didn't seem keen on letting me approach very close but at least the light was better, and the one at the bottom left will enlarge slightly.
homepage.mac.com /trevorhewson/home/gardenvisitors/gk/greywagtail.html   (130 words)

  
 African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla aguimp
Kenya: Common in the South and South-West, mostly absent from the North and East.
The common wagtail in towns in is usually found near water, including any that may be provided by people, hence it's absence from the North and East of Kenya.
During the day it's usually seen alone or in pairs but gathers in communal roosts in the evenings.
www.kenyabirds.org.uk /wagtail.htm   (81 words)

  
 African Pied Wagtail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The African pied wagtail Motacilla aguimp is also known as the Bergeronnette pie, Witwenstelze, Lavandera pia, Brokarla, Afrikaanse bonte kwikstaart and Ballernia nera africana.
The African pied wagtail is most oftrn found near water and it`s range is most of Africa.
African Pied Wagtail Picture gallery and information on the African pied wagtail.
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 PIED - Webled.com
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 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
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(Very fine) Image + The common wagtail in towns in is usually found near water, including any that may be provided by people, hence it`s absence from the North and East of Kenya.
Pipits, wagtails, longclaws - background on 54 species.
www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/passerines/motacillidae.html   (457 words)

  
 'Pied wagtail', Jeremy Youngs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Pied wagtail, seen astride a fabulous lizard, is from an ongoing series of paintings portraying birds common to Britain.
These are in turn part of a much larger group of paintings going under the working title Bugs, Birds, Plants, Planets and Galaxies.
The next work in the exhibitors section is: 'The hearing dogs’ centre', Toby Ziegler
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /walker/johnmoores/23/jeremy_youngs.asp   (166 words)

  
 Wagtail - definition from Biology-Online.org
pied wagtail, the common European water wagtail (Motacilla lugubris).
Wagtail flycatcher, a true flycatcher (Sauloprocta motacilloides) common in southern australia, where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often builds its nest about houses; called also fl fantail.
This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005.
www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Wagtail   (249 words)

  
 Nagpur Birds.org - Home > Pipits, Wagtails
White (Pied) Wagtail - Adult male38 viewsJan 21, 2006
White (Pied) Wagtail - Adult male39 viewsJan 21, 2006
White (Pied) Wagtail - Adult male56 viewsJan 21, 2006
nagpurbirds.org /index.php?cat=33   (107 words)

  
 Birds of Love River: Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Characteristically wags its long tail up and down, and flies in a strongly undulating way with a 'chu-chum, chu-chum...
The White Wagtail is usually found near riverbanks and cultivated land, but also appears in large flocks in cities.
Long sleek body with very clear contrast between fl and white areas.
www.loveriver.info /06enoecology/enbirds_d3.htm   (67 words)

  
 Cross stitch birds kits charts patterns - Pied Wagtail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cross stitch birds kits charts patterns - Pied Wagtail
The Pied Wagtail is the British race of the White Wagtail of continental Europe.
In the UK it is a resident breeder, found commonly in various habitats with open areas and usually not too far from water.
www.xstitchbirds.com /Catalogue/Pied_Wagtail.html   (62 words)

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