Grey-headed Wagtail
Motacilla flava thunbergi
Billberg, 1828
Not Evaluated
British & Irish Rarity Status: Scarce
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Grey-headed Wagtail - Britain © Frank Golding
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Grey-headed Wagtail - Britain © Frank Golding
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Grey-headed Wagtail - Britain © John Wall
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Grey-headed Wagtail - Britain © Bethan Clyne
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Grey-headed Wagtail © Darran Rickards
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Grey-headed Wagtail - Britain © John Richardson
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