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wagtail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | oscine, oscine bird |
Examples of wagtail
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Two other species of wagtail also breed in Britain, the grey and yellow wagtails.
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There were gulls, of course, and the odd pied wagtail, but no sign of our quarry.
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The pied wagtail may be quiet and modest, but it does have one unusual habit.
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This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring.
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The white-throated dipper and grey wagtail can be observed hunting for insects on the stream beds.
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I don't think its a wagtail but maybe in the same family.
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Species to benefit most were skylark, yellowhammer and yellow wagtail, which need spaces to land and feed.
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As any self-respecting birder would know, the time of year and habitat mean that bird was, without doubt, a grey wagtail.
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Its legs remind me of lark, its tail like a wagtail.
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- Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
- The wagtails form the passerine bird genus Motacilla. They are small birds with long tails which they wag frequently. Motacilla, the root of the family and genus name, means moving tail. ...
- To see a wagtail in a dream, foretells that you will be the victim of unpleasant gossip, and your affairs will develop unmistakable loss.
- A suspended timber strip that creates a division between the weights of a sliding sash window
