I nipped along the coast on Sunday morning hoping to catch some of the recent
White Wagtail passage, and I was not disappointed. At least 20 birds were feeding on the uppershore. Not all were confirmed
White Wags and there were a few definite black-backed
Pied Wagtails in there, but this
White Wagtail in particular cooperated for some definitive rump shots. The pale grey rump only has black tips on the longest feathers. If only all were this straightforward. Of course, even without seeing the rump on this this individual it is a pretty unmistakeable continental
alba White rather than british
yarrellii Pied. Other nice migrants on the beach were
Whimbrel, Wheatear and half a dozen
Willow Warblers working along the edge of the sea buckthorn.
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| Migrant Wheatear (left) and Whimbrel (right) on beach at Scoughall |
