Channel Wagtail     New
Taken at Skateraw on 8th May 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Channel Wagtail.
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Local names: 		Motacilla flava flava x Motacilla flava flavissima.
Passeriformes.
Motacillidae.
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 Northern France.
Paler silvery grey on the crown than a regular Blue-headed Wagtail

This species' systematics and phylogeny is extremely confusing. Literally dozens of subspecies have been described at one time or another, and some 15-20 are currently considered valid depending on which author reviews them.

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