White Wagtail

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
09/05/25White WagtailSulhamstead Abbots1M S Shaw
12:48
 
04/04/25White WagtailEast Ilsley1A B Merrick
10:00
m. About floods.  
31/03/25White WagtailSulhamstead Abbots3A B Merrick
17:30
Around the pool opposite Abbots Farm with a number of Pieds. The striking grey headed bird from yesterday still present, probably a first summer and 2 predominantly black headed birds, one with very small grey patch in crown, the other with larger grey patch and both with sharp demarcation from black nape to plain grey back so proabbly both males.  
30/03/25White WagtailSulhamstead Abbots1A B Merrick
17:00
About the pool opposite Abbots Farm. Almost completely plain grey crown and nape continuing onto back and well down rump. Clean flanks, large all black bib.  
28/03/25White WagtailSulhamstead Abbots1P Driver
09:42
Alone on horse field adjoining Abbots Farm pond. Too far away for me to determine age/sex. Smart black crown and nape, pale grey mantle, crisp black bib. One Yarrellii also on the other end of the field, and ten mipits.  
24/03/25White WagtailSulhamstead Abbots1A B Merrick
17:00
f. Amongst half a dozen Pieds around pool opposite Abbots Farm. Hardly any grey in flanks, grey extending far back on rump. Female based on grey feathers in crown.  
14/03/25White WagtailLea Farm Lake1A B Tomczynski
12:00
 
13/03/25White WagtailPadworth Lane floods1K E Moore
16:00
male. In amongst the pieds. Please keep to the hedge east of the floods.  

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Records

YearDetails
2023White Wagtail, Thatcham, 1st-4th November. *
2021White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 16th October. (N Cleere, I L G Weston)
2021White Wagtail, Birch Hill, 14th October. *
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-winter, 29th September. (C D R Heard)
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-winter, 19th September. (C D R Heard)
2021White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 2, 17th September. *
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-winter, 12th-14th September. (C D R Heard)
2021White Wagtail, Bracknell, 30th August. *
2020White Wagtail, Eton, 20th September. *
2020White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, male, 20th-27th September. *
2020White Wagtail, Crookham Common, adult male, 31st August. *
2020White Wagtail, Greenham Common, 23rd August. (J Legg)
2019White Wagtail, Bracknell, 4th December. *
2018White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 3rd December. *
2018White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 19th November. *
2018White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 6th November. *
2018White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 24th October. *
2018White Wagtail, Bracknell, 7th-21st October. *
2018White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 7th October. (C D R Heard)
2018White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 2, 22nd September. *
2018White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 15th September. (C D R Heard)
2018White Wagtail, Fobney Meadow, 2, 4th-6th September. (A B Tomczynski)
2018White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3rd July. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-winter, 8th October. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 1st October. *
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 29th August. *
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-summer female, 29th May. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 2, 21st May. (R J Burness)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 16th May. (A B Tomczynski)
2017White Wagtail, Pingewood GPs, 7th May. (R J Burness)
2017White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 7th May. *
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, adult female, 5th-6th May. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Horton Brook Quarry, female, 28th April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Aston, 25th April.
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 male, 2 female & first-summer female, 22nd-23rd April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, male and first-summer female, 21st April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 20th April. (D J Barker)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-summer female, 20th April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 17th April. *
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 15th April. (A B Tomczynski)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, adult female, 14th-19th April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 2, 14th April.
2017White Wagtail, Theale GPs, 13th April. (R Crawford)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 2, 11th April. (N Cleere)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, male and female, 11th April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 9th-22nd April.
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, female, 8th-9th April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 4th April.
2017White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 30th March to 1st April. (C D R Heard)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 28th March. (N Cleere)
2017White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 23rd March. (N Cleere)
2017White Wagtail, Moor Green Lakes, 12th March. *