Birdwatch: Grey Wagtail, the small bird with a big flight
🔴 The Grey Wagtail is among the few bird species that arrive early in the winter but leave in the end, often staying till April.
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) is a small member of the Wagtail family, Motacillidae. It likes to hop along with me throughout the 3-km-long seasonal rivulet passing through the wildlife sanctuary Khol-Hi-Raitan nestled in the picturesque Morni Hills, 20 km away from Chandigarh. But its speed and small flights were fast.
While I was taking two steps, the tiny Grey Wagtail, which is occasionally mistaken for the Yellow Wagtail, with its wagging tail was covering at least 10 metre in one flight. My numerous attempts to capture it on my digital camera equipped with a 55mm”-250mm” lens were futile. Wagtail, as is evident from its name, wags its tail frequently.
In the beginning of a harsh winter, Grey Wagtails, an altitudinal migratory bird, along with its other wagtail species, migrate to lowland areas. Wagtails can be spotted in towns, farmyards but the best places to observe these pretty birds are the shallow water bodies and river stretches where they can find insects in abundance.
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