Casually strolling towards us seemingly unperturbed.
And the moment it flew up and called
Prestwick Carr bird (Jan 2020 twitch)
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Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (probable at East Cowes)
A photograph taken of a wagtail along East Cowes esplanade circulated via social media on November 7th was quickly suspected to be a 1st winter Eastern Yellow Wagtail, a race of Yellow Wagtail (motacilla tschutschensis) and a rarity for the UK; local birders soon investigated and twitched it. Today I caught up with it, easily found along the sea wall (occasionally dropping over to the beach), feeding - it was especially confiding. It also gave a couple of calls when it flew off, though it wasn't particularly vocal otherwise; however, the recording could prove very useful in identifying its race. This is my second UK bird (1st at Prestwick Carr Jan 2020) but my first as a local island tick. If accepted - besides photos and the sound recording: a faecal sample was collected by other birders for DNA analysis - this will be a first for the island. It's also probably been present there since September 21st being only latterly identified on Nov 7th. Certainly, bird of the year (so far).
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