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Author: sgeoff    Time: 16/09/2015 08:07     Subject: wagtail

sub-adult yellow/grey?  Farmland near Powerstation Beach, Lamma, 14th September am.

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Author: ajohn    Time: 16/09/2015 10:55

It's a Yellow Wagtail (subspecies tschutschensis, based on the narrow white supercilium).

The most obvious differences are that Grey Wagtail would have yellow undertail, yellow rump and pale legs.
Author: sgeoff    Time: 16/09/2015 12:32

Great - thanks for the informative response




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