Black-headed Wagtail
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Marshes (very rare race).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Pure black head.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
- Citrine Wagtail · Marshes (rare passage)
- Grey-headed Wagtail · Marshes (rare passage)
- Iberian Pied Wagtail · Open ground (very rare)
- Pied WagtailCommon · Open ground
- Western Yellow WagtailUncommon · Wet meadows
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