Belongs to: wagtails
Compare with: grey wagtail
Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
Birds of Conservation Concern Red List
Best time to see: mid Apr to early Oct
Key facts
Slim, elegant yellow-green wagtail
Habitat: open damp grassland
Widespread summer visitor, absent from the north-west chalklands of the county
Recognition
Yellow face with green or yellow-green back; 16–17 cm
Usually seen walking, bouncing its long white-edged, black tail
Feeds on insects
Lifecycle
Nest is a cup on the ground
1 or 2 broods May to June
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Photo © Alan Williams