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In reply to Mark Collins:

I think it looks like a young pied wagtail.



Stephen

In reply to Mark Collins:

I would agree with steveq.

In reply to Mark Collins:

Definitely a Wagtail - the hint of yelllow in its plumage suggests it might be a young Grey Wagtail.

In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Young yellow (or possibly gray) wagtail, definitely not a pied.

CB

In reply to Mark Collins:
Definitely an immature Pied or White Wagtail (Motacilla alba / yarellii), NOT a yellow or Gray.

In winter Pied wagtails, especially immatures, have a yellow or even greenish tinge to the 'white' parts of the head.

The defining feature is the bib - immature Grey wagtails have no dark marks under the chin, while adults have black all the way from the beak down to the breast. Immature Yellows have a thin dark necklace, while adults (and also Citrine wagtails) do not have a dark bib. Only a pied wagtail has the white chin with a dark crescent (or inverted triangle in juvniles) beneath.

Also a Grey wagtail would have pale legs.

In reply to All:

Wow! Thanks for that explanation Ron, and to everyone for replying. Its only fair to add that their were adult Pied and Grey Wagtails at the location as well.