Sentence examples for yellow wagtail from inspiring English sources
The yellow wagtail, which inhabits farm and wetland, has declined by 45% over the same period.
YELLOW WAGTAIL Breeds in a variety of habitats in the UK, including arable farmland, wet pastures and upland hay meadows.
So what about the other new arrivals on the red list: the lapwing, yellow wagtail, wood warbler and herring gull?
The bad news: Cuckoo, lapwing, yellow wagtail, wood warbler, herring gull have all joined the red list.
* Birds whose recovery is on trial: Corn bunting, curlew, hen harrier, house sparrow, lapwing, lesser-spotted woodpecker, redshank, ring ousel, turtle dove, twite, willow tit and yellow wagtail.
But I do still see lapwings and yellow wagtails locally – both breed (though only very low numbers of yellow wagtails) on nearby Tealham Moor.
Two other species of wagtail also breed in Britain, the grey and yellow wagtails.
Once-common species such as lapwings, yellow wagtails, skylarks and kestrels have declined in numbers.
Swallows and white wagtails were there, and, in addition, the beautiful canary-coloured yellow wagtails (also reported from further south about the same time).
Catch glimpses of yellow wagtails, greater flamingos, spoonbills and red-necked nightjars at a park that was founded to protect endangered birds.
