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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

One of a feeding pair. This one was perched on the New River grating at the entrance to the Wightman Road culvert seemingly on watch while the other was walking on floatsam.

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Tags (All lower case. Use " " for multiple word tags): birds, grey, wagtail
Albums: Birds in a Wightman Road Garden

Comment by Dick Harris on January 6, 2014 at 17:45

As it is so yellow, I suppose it ought to be called yellow but according to the rspb web-site this one is  called grey; maybe because the yellow wagtail is even yellower!  Also much more rare I believe.

Comment by Stuart on January 6, 2014 at 22:30

It's a grey alright, they usually hang out near water. Nice spot!

Comment by Dick Harris on January 7, 2014 at 10:38

I am not a bird specialist myself.  I just like snapping ones that appear in or near my garden and it is enough for me to find a good looking bird that sits still long enough to get a good shot.  Google Image is usually enough to sort out which is which but there are lots of more specialised web sites available.  I notice that one even gives immensely detailed advice as to how to distinguish a pied wagtail from a white wagtail which I had not even heard of (see: ttp://www.thesoc.myzen.co.uk/docs/white-wagtail-id.pdf). 

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