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pied wagtail

(Animals) a British songbird, Motacilla alba yarrellii, with a black throat and back, long black tail, and white underparts and face: family Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)

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pied wagtail

n → Trauerbachstelze f

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You will see flocks of pied wagtails and waxwings on retail parks' berry bushes and groups of tiny long tailed tits in woodlands.

Winter warmer for birds; HOW WILDLIFE FINDS COMFORT IN THE COLD

There are others that feed on the wing and during the past few days, I have been entertained by one of my local pied wagtails, which has been regularly scouring my lawn for insect life.

Insects are buzzing off

In spring, White Wags have a grey back with a clean demarcation from a jet-black head, whereas our native Pied Wagtails are darker-toned from head to tail.

BIRD NOTES

During this time of the year Bute Park will be ablaze with colour, from the red and gold falling leaves, home to a multitude of insects, to the blue flash of king-fishers, the silver of leaping salmon at Blackweir, or the black and white of pied wagtails as they head into the city to roost for the winter.

Web of intrigue to greet visitors to Bute Park; nature watch Euros ap Hywel

Briggs (48, 76 balls) became Rankin's sixth victim, lbw, leaving Warwickshire four overs batting which Varun Chopra and Ian Westwood negotiated safely, adding 14 runs while pied wagtails frolicked in the shadows lengthening across Edgbaston.

Six-wicket Boyd still has dream of England recall

Mealworms are relished by robins and blue tits, and may attract other insect-eating birds such as pied wagtails.

Feed the birds... F; As winter sets in our feathered friends may struggle to find food and that's where you can help

I am writing this from Roxburghshire, where I am staying with some delightful friends and the sun is shining and pied wagtails are dancing over the lawn.

Hitler

Grey and pied wagtails dip and bob by the stream as it hurries under a footbridge to greet the cold Atlantic in Crosskirk Bay.

SANDISON'S SCOTLAND; BRUCE SANDISON IS A JOURNALIST, ANGLER AND AUTHOR OF A STRING OF BEST-SELLING BOOKS ABOUT SCOTLAND'S OUTDOORS. HE LIVES IN SUTHERLAND.BEAUTY AND NATURE IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SALMON

"In cold weather, we also often find that urban, sheltered gardens tend to be attractive to some of our smaller species like grey wagtails and pied wagtails who struggle to deal with harsh weather conditions.

Spread your wings for a weekend of bird-watching

Live food such as mealworms are relished by robins and blue tits and may attract other insect-eating birds such as pied wagtails. Make sure the mealworms you buy are fresh.

Time to keep an eye on your winged visitors; As the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch approaches, HANNAH STEPHENSON looks at the types of birds dominating the garden scene and how to attract specific birds through wildlife-friendly planting and a rich variety of bird food

While other fledglings like the bulbuls and pied wagtails learnt to fly and fend for themselves, the koel kept shrieking, pressurising the crows to feed it.

THE CUCKOO TRAP

Robins, pied wagtails, woodpeckers, herons and barn owls and a host of other creatures photographed in exquisite detail are all lucky enough to call heligan home, too.