{"id":9940,"date":"2018-08-23T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=9940"},"modified":"2023-01-15T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T12:08:38","slug":"grey-wagtail-motacilla-cinerea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9940","title":{"rendered":"Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– sparrow-sized passerine, with very long tail
\n– diurnal migrant, nocturnal movements have been recorded
\n– migrates singly or in small very loose flocks<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea <\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2751, 09\/10\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea melanope<\/em>, AD M<\/strong>
\nBIF2561, 31\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF7003, 15\/09\/2020, Falsterbo, Sweden, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea <\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF2932, 04\/04\/2019, North Sea, offshore, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea <\/em>, F<\/strong>
\nBIF2933, 04\/04\/2019, North Sea, offshore, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea <\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2752, 07\/10\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea melanope<\/em>, AD M<\/strong>
\nBIF2562, 30\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– very vocal
\n– flight call a steep overslur, uttered as single calls or in series
\n– sounds harder, more metallic than similar White Wagtail<\/a> flight call, but sometimes hard to distinguish<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2557-1_PFR09079_3-10_130529_BIO_gwagt-melanope-1-FC_mng_uliastai_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea melanope<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2557, 29\/05\/2013, Uliastai, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2558-1_PFR12262_1-10_170120_BIO_gwagt-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_oelzschau_REF-S_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2558, 20\/01\/2017, \u00d6lzschau, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2559-1_PFR12712_1-10_170402_BIO_gwagt-cinerea-1-M-FC_d_sn_terpitz_REF-S_B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2559, 02\/04\/2017, Terpitz, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2560-1_PFR13854_1-11_170924_BIO_gwagt-cinerea-1-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_D.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nGrey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2560, 24\/09\/2017, Haselbacher Teiche, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Yellow Wagtail<\/a> (v)
\nEastern Yellow Wagtail (v)
\nCitrine Wagtail<\/a> (v)
\nWhite Wagtail<\/a> (v) (a)<\/p>\n

#songbird #passerine<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – sparrow-sized passerine, with very long tail – diurnal migrant, nocturnal movements have been recorded – migrates singly or in small very loose flocks >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Grey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea BIF2751, 09\/10\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea melanope, AD M BIF2561, 31\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze … Continue reading Grey Wagtail
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