Leap-frog migration is attributable to variation among populations in the cost of spring migration in relation to the optimal time for the start of breeding. Populations which breed in regions where ...
A small but brightly coloured bird with yellow and green plumage, the yellow wagtail is known for the wagging motion of its tail - as its name suggests. A summer visitor to the UK, the yellow wagtail ...
A flash of yellow has brought excitement to the Solent coast this summer, as the striking yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) has returned. While this delicate migrant is more commonly seen in central ...
COIMBATORE: After a gap of 12 years, birdwatchers in Coimbatore have recorded the arrival of a rare migratory species -- the ...
On a walk the other day, I spent several minutes watching a yellow wagtail darting, its tail bobbing continuously. I wondered about the purpose of this behaviour, then I came home and opened the ...
One-hundred and eighty yellow wagtails Motacilla flava belonging to 3 subspecies (Motacilla flava feldegg, Motacilla flava flava, Motacilla flava thunbergi) were caught during the spring migration in ...