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Grey Wagtail

(Motacilla cinerea)
Size: 18-19 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Grey Wagtails are listed as rare vagrants to the Australian continent from the north. There are a number of sightings in both the top end of the NT and Cape York peninsula and even in Alice Springs, NT, and Adelaide, SA.

Grey Wagtails are usually found along watercourses such as fast-flowing creeks.

Sightings

Not observed by us in Australia yet, but spotted in Oman.

Photos

No photos from Australia yet, but photographed in Oman.

Behaviour

Social behaviour: Territorial Mobility: Vagrant Elementary unit: Solitary/pair

Food

Like all other wagtails known to us, Grey Wagtails are insect hunters. They take their prey from the ground or the surface of fresh water.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.