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Latin name: Motacilla flava
Size: Approximately 16cm long. Wingspan approximately 25cms.
Distribution: Found throughout most of England, east Wales and southern Scotland.
Months seen: April to October. Migrates in winter to Africa.
Habitat: Fields, damp meadows, marshes and riversides.
Food: Insects.
Special features: The yellow wagtail has mostly yellow and green
plumage. The wing feathers are dark grey with off-white wing bars. The beak and
legs are black.
It is a slender bird, with a short tail, which it frequently wags up and down -
hence the name.
The yellow wagtail has declined in recent years due to habitat loss.
UK Safari Bird Section
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