Pied Wagtail
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open ground, car parks.
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Constant tail-bobbing.
When to look
A summer visitor, typically in the UK from April to September. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in UK garden birds.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Iberian Pied Wagtail · Open ground (very rare)
- Grey WagtailCommon · Fast streams
- Black-headed Wagtail · Marshes (very rare race)
- Citrine Wagtail · Marshes (rare passage)
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
- Grey-headed Wagtail · Marshes (rare passage)
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