[Adastra] yellow or gray wagtail ?

[John Luck]

Have just returned from walk along the Ouse where we saw two pairs of 
grey wagtails, which is a fairly common resident in Sussex; the yellow 
wagtail is essentially a passage migrant.

Referring to my Gooders book, eggs look about right for Grey Wag which 
are described as "buffy mottled greyish" whereas Yellow Wags are 
"greyish speckled brown".

John

Dave Monk wrote:
> Hi,
> For some time there have been some wagtails in my neighbours garden. I have
> been trying to get a good enough sighting of them to determine weather they
> are yellow wagtails or gray wagtail, but have fail after weeks of trying.
> The gray wagtail is on Long list of Globally Threatened/Declining Species 
> The yellow wagtail is Red Data Book of Birds and also on the Long list of
> Globally Threatened/Declining Species
> So I would like to work out witch one it is. Would anyone be able to tell by
> looking at a photo of the nest?
> It currently has 5 eggs in it. It has made two previous aborted attempts at
> nesting. One of witch had 3 eggs in the nest.
> The nest is very close to my neighbours back door so the bird gets scared
> off every time he opens the door. So I do not want to go round there
> scarring it off the nest any more than it already is. Hence my problem.
> It is nesting in a flower pot very close to the ground if that helps.
> Every one else here is calling it a yellow wagtail, but I personally am
> thinking it is a gray.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/29955043@N00/?xp=1
> Thanks Dave
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