White Wagtail
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Motacilla alba alba
Regular Spring & Autumn migrants - during April & September-October in Britain.
Breeds in Continental Europe & North West Africa.
The sexes are very similar, but Adult Males usually show more black the belly & chest than Females.
Juveniles are similar to Pied Wagtails, but are duller greyer than that subspecies.
The call is a sharp chissick, slightly softer than the version given by the Pied Wagtail.
The song is more regular in White than Pied, but with little territorial significance, since the Male uses a series of contact calls to attract the Female.