Cypriot Yellow Wags

Cyprus in March is a great time to watch early season migration.  The Yellow Wagtails were especially impressive with a huge variety on show.  The commonest was Black-headed (feldegg) with a good smattering of Blue-headeds (presumably flava rather than beema), and Grey-headeds (thumbergi).

There were also a bewildering variety of presumed hybrids and integrades.  The more you looked at the wagtails on show the more your head melted with the sheer assortment of shades, colours, and patterns on offer.

Digiscoped with a Nikon V1, Swarovski ATS 80 HD, 20x eyepiece, and cobbled-together adapter.

Mellow yellow

Yellow Wagtail, Broom, 12th May 2010.

Sunshine on a rainy day

This lovely chap put on a great display on a dreary dull June day again (see post 'B3' below). However the wheat plays havoc with the coolpix' white balance! Yellow Wagtail, Broom, 8th June 2009.

B3

Loads of stuff now either feeding young, or bursting out of nests. This hansom male Yellow Wag was feeding young near Broom today.

Check out the current distribution of Yellow Wagtail in Bedfordshire, by looking at the current Bird Club Atlas project website here.

Farmland bp

Had a nice evening taking shots of farmland birds with Mr Hackett tonight. Here are the fruits of my labour - Grey Partridge, Pheasant, Linnet, Corn Bunting, and Yellow Wagtail. Lovely.

Yellow Wag

Male Yellow Wagtail, Castle Mills, 9th May 2009