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I have seen this bird from my studio window a few times> the yellow on it is really bright,the bird splashes around in the water from on my flat roof but is off before i can get a photo so heres a quick photoshop knock up. Theres a yellow dash above the eye that really stands out and the tails as long as the body if not longer. Not a baby robin.
Grey wagtail...
Grey wagtail.
I would say it's a grey wagtail, but I think the flash over the eye is white?
I lub you STW!
Grey wagtail. Yellow wagtail is, er, more yellow around the head.
Your sketch? Good work.
Thankyou! it does look like a grey wagtail except the flash above the eye is yellow. the yellow on the body is on the top of the chest and the bottom with white in between.
EDIT: thanks its a grey wagtail, some do seem to have slightly more yellow on the head than others http://greaterkentbirder.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/peregrines-and-wagtails.html, the one ive seen is very yellow.
I don't think you'd see a yellow wagtail at this time of year, but greys are quite common and an all year round resident. They can have a lot of yellow plumage...
The behaviour you described is very typical, they love puddles on flat roofs where they pick off worms, grubs etc.
Thanks Shibboleth, nice looking bird all i seem to get round here is wood pidgeons and magpies so its a nice change.
Psling, yeah my doodle. I doodle for a living.
I think its a poodle!
Baby robin?
Does it say a lot about me when I assumed you had missed an apostrophe in the thread title and was expecting something a bit more racey?