They call me mellow yellow - ID please

Stinky Bob · #1 (**permalink**) 17-06-2011, 08:06 PM

Took these this morning, quite psychedelic at 06.30, bird was flying round and round my head as I was walking, would settle (not on my head) and then fly around my head again, did this for about a hundred yards, calling all the time. Apologies for the poor quality they were a bit too far for my lens.

Adam Cheeseman · #2 (**permalink**) 17-06-2011, 08:12 PM

Grey Wagtail. (Unless it's a Blue-headed Wagtail)

Cheers,

Adam

Stinky Bob · #3 (**permalink**) 17-06-2011, 08:23 PM

Dagnabbit, I looked at Yellow Wagtail and discarded the idea and then plumped for some kind of warbler, didn't think of grey (or Blue).

Many thanks Adam

RKB · #4 (**permalink**) 17-06-2011, 08:34 PM

It's a Yellow Wagtail, but a British race female (not a Blue-headed). A Blue headed would have a whitish supercilium, and a blue-grey cap and cheek.

Stinky Bob · #5 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RKB

It's a Yellow Wagtail, but a British race female (not a Blue-headed). A Blue headed would have a whitish supercilium, and a blue-grey cap and cheek.

Many thanks RKB, is it likely that she has a nest in the Oil Seed Rape and her behaviour was warning me off.

RKB · #6 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 09:54 AM

Yes, they like to breed in rape and beans. They sit on top of the crop, near the nest, and give an alarm call (a single repeated note - something like teuu) even when you're quite far away.

Stinky Bob · #7 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 10:22 AM

Many thanks RKB

Deb London · #8 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Stinky Bob

Took these this morning, quite psychedelic at 06.30, bird was flying round and round my head as I was walking, would settle (not on my head) and then fly around my head again, did this for about a hundred yards, calling all the time. Apologies for the poor quality they were a bit too far for my lens.

Well done Stinky! One of the birds of my dreams. I'm yellow with jealousy.

Stinky Bob · #9 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 02:21 PM

Many thanks Debs

captaincarot · #10 (**permalink**) 18-06-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Deb London

Well done Stinky! One of the birds of my dreams. I'm yellow with jealousy.

if you think back to when you were hunting wheatears, and i mentioned your local ressser, well i've seen quite a lot of these sat on the walls of my local resser right by the wheatears when they've been on passage.