Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Pied Wagtail
Scientific Name:
Motacilla alba yarrellii
Length:
18cm
Wingspan (mm):
28cm
Weight:
21g Description
The Pied Wagtail is a small black and white (pied) bird that many people mistake for a very young Magpie but it is much, much smaller than a Magpie and is similar in size to a Great Tit.
It's most distinctive feature is it's constantly wagging tail, which never stops bobbing up and down.
Diet
Predominately insects such as caterpillars and flies, which it finds in gardens and roadside verges and fields.