PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)
STATS:
Eggs: 3 - 7 per brood
Lifespan: 2 years (average)
Size: 18 cm (head to tail)
Weight: 20-27g
Wingspan: 25-30cm
ABOUT:
The pied wagtail is a familiar bird across town and countryside. Its black-and-white markings and long, wagging tail make it easy to identify as it hops across the road or lawn. Pied Wagtails feed predominantly on insects that it finds while searching lawns, fields and verges. The insects are typically flies and caterpillars. In areas where Pied Wagtails are common, you can often hear them calling as they fly over favourite hunting grounds to check if there is already a Pied Wagtail feeding there. In summer, they defend breeding territories and will nest in ivy, under roofs, in walls, between stones ... in all kinds of places!
DID YOU KNOW?
Although they usually live life in the fast lane, the maximum recorded age for a pied wagtail is 11 years and 3 months.
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