Ballerina
The White Wagtail is the name of the European version of our Pied Wagtail. They’re not called Wagtails in Italy, though. They’re …
Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtails are one of my favourite birds to just sit and watch. Their hypnotic tail-wagging action is a mysterious behavioural trait …
Pied piping Wagtails
There’s a noisy Pied Wagtail family on the River Lemon in South Devon. I’m enjoying their fluttering, wagging, calling and feeding antics. …
Dartmoor birds
A lockdown lifetime ago we went to Dartmoor for a walk. I say ‘a walk’, but it was more an amble from …
White Wagtails
White Wagtails are fascinating birds. In the UK we call our darker sub-species the Pied Wagtail. Even though it’s a common bird …
The First Ladybird Book of British Birds – #14 The Pied Wagtail
It’s Day 14 of turning the pages in this 1950s Ladybird book of British Birds. “…it does like to be fairly near …