[Adastra] yellow or gray wagtail ?

[Dave Monk]

Thanks John and Ian.
I still haven't been able to get a good look at it yet, but will keep
trying.
Dave


ian and della wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> Normally it is only Pied wagtails that nest in urban environments.
> Yellow wagtails are birds of damp meadows and grazing marsh, Grey wagtails
> usually nest along streams and sometimes ponds.
> Both grey and pied nest in holes, so pipes, missing bricks, cracks in
> cliffs, piles of rocks and the occasional flowerpot will do.
> If it is either a grey or yellow wagtail it will be Grey.
> The best way to identify them is the colour of the back, if it is grey its
> a
> grey, if it is greenish then its yellow.
> Cheers
> Ian Standivan
> 
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> [mailto:adastra-bounces at lists.sxbrc.org.uk]On Behalf Of Dave Monk
> Sent: 10 June 2007 11:32
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> Subject: [Adastra] yellow or gray wagtail ?
> 
> 
> 
> 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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