Grey-headed Wagtail (Motacilla f. thunbergi)

Sighting Ref :

IB227903

Sighting Date :

16 Aug 26

Common Name :

Grey-headed Wagtail

Scientific Name :

Motacilla f. thunbergi

Location :

Lough Swilly

County :

Donegal

Number Seen :

Principal Observer(s) :

Derek Brennan Not Specified

Reported By :

Not Specified

Comments :

Male "Yellow Wagtail" type. Inch Island Lake (Evening). The black-headed (Motacilla flava feldegg) and grey-headed (Motacilla flava thunbergi) yellow wagtails are distinctive subspecies of the Western Yellow Wagtail complex (Motacilla flava) with complex intergrades.

Status :

See IRBC Appendix 1

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