Linerle - Wagtails

The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is among the first passerines to return during spring. And the first birds we see here in Norway are often Pied Wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrellii). Pied Wagtails breeds in Great Britain but a handful also here in Norway, often with White Wagtails.

                                                 White Wagtail, Wiblemo, Audnedal 21.04.12

                                               Pied Wagtail, (male) Jåbekk, Mandal 10.03.12  

                                             Pied Wagtail, female?, Sånum, Mandal 03.05.12

                                              Pied Wagtail, female, Sånum, 03.05.12