Shoreham-by-Sea on a boat on the river. A non-breeding male - more like the female, but has a darker back and greyer flanks. Female backs are grey but lighter than the male, and they have a greyish nape, not black like this male. M. alba (the White Wagtail) is grey on its back, not black like this ssp. yarrellii which is the one we get predominantly in the UK (according to Wiki).

Pied Wagtail ♂ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (02/01/2006) Shoreham-by-Sea on a boat on the river. A non-breeding male - more like the female, but has a darker back and greyer flanks. Female backs are grey but lighter than the male, and they have a greyish nape, not black like this male. M. alba (the White Wagtail) is grey on its back, not black like this ssp. yarrellii which is the one we get predominantly in the UK (according to Wiki).

Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (garden under bird feeders). Thie is a female - you can see how much paler her upperside is than the considerably darker male, even more so during the breeding season when the male's upper turns black. Could think this was M. alba alba but that has more white on the face and slight differences in the mantle and wings.

Pied Wagtail ♀︎ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (05/02/2006) Driftway, Upper Beeding, Steyning (garden under bird feeders). Thie is a female - you can see how much paler her upperside is than the considerably darker male, even more so during the breeding season when the male's upper turns black. Could think this was M. alba alba but that has more white on the face and slight differences in the mantle and wings.

Pied Wagtail ♂ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (02/01/2006) Shoreham-by-Sea on a boat on the river. The same non-breeding male.

Pied Wagtail ♂ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (09/02/2006) Shoreham-by-Sea on the Adur river wall.

Pied Wagtail juvenile (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (15/06/2007) Unknown location. Classic juvie - mostly drab-grey looking with a hint of brown.

Shoreham-by-Sea - down near the fort on the shingle. It's an insectivore so probably hunting for sand flies and midges that live around the seaweed.

Pied Wagtail ♀︎ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (28/01/2006) Shoreham-by-Sea - down near the fort on the shingle. It's an insectivore so probably hunting for sand flies and midges that live around the seaweed.

Pied Wagtail ♀︎ (Motacilla alba ssp. yarrellii) (28/01/2006) Shoreham-by-Sea - down near the fort on the shingle.