WAGTAILS
At-a-glance ID guide to UK birds
Pied Wagtail
● Classic wagtail shape, long tail
● Black, mid-grey & white
● Back: black (male) or dark grey (female)
● Smudgy flanks
● Crown/nape colour transitional to mantle
● ‘Chiswick’ call
White Wagtail
● Classic wagtail shape, long tail
● Black, pale grey & white
● Back: pale grey
● ‘Clean’ flanks
● Crown/nape colour contrasts with mantle
● ‘Chiswick’ call
Yellow Wagtail
● Relatively short-tailed
● Yellow & green
● Back: green
● Bright yellow underparts
● Bright yellow w & green head
● ‘Schweep’ call
Blue-headed Wagtail
● Relatively short-tailed
● Yellow & green
● Back: green
● Bright yellow underparts
● Blue-grey head (white supercilium)
● ‘Schweep’ call
Grey Wagtail
● Very long-tailed wagtail
● Black, mid grey, yellow & white
● Back: plain grey
● Lemon yellow (to buff) underparts
● Grey/white head, black bib
● Piercing ‘chizzik’ call