Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea)

Gebirgsstelze am Wissbach. 2024-04-27 09:16:16 Source: OTHER 20240427_091616-DSC_0146 XX Gebirgsstelze am Wissbach.JPG NIKON D5600 ISO 400
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Observations

First documented observation: 2022-09-04 in Neeracherried. Most recent observation: 2025-03-20 in Luppmen.

Description

Classification: Genus Motacilla (Motacilla); Family Motacillidae (Motacillidae)
Yellow breast and butt end, white belly, light grey head and back, white eye stripe and stripe above black beard, dark wings with 3 white V's, long tail.

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 03-23 - 08-29
Migration in: 02-20 - 04-01
Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=25-27 cm, weight=14-22 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Song: BirdID says Song simple but variable. I hear trills up to 2 seconds long and chirps. Another description says a series of calls, not very melodic. I noted zwitx3, sometimes hhhhhll. [Link]
Yellow breast and butt end, white belly, light grey head and back, white eye stripe and stripe above black beard, dark wings with 3 white V's, long tail.
Song:Song simple but variable. Sometimes with more elaborate song-flight like White Wagtail. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz) Special sounds: trill
XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek.
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XC757193 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - one-note song recorded in Germany. Germany
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Calls: Yellow breast and butt end, white belly, light grey head and back, white eye stripe and stripe above black beard, dark wings with 3 white V's, long tail.
Calls:Contact call short, metallic and with a clipped ending. Often disyllabic, "tzeet-tzeet", with each syllable more separated than in White Wagtail, and timbre more "dirty". Often starts with the contact call, followed by short melodic phrases. [Link] 1: Birdweather hat ein-Noter aufgenommen.

XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.
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2: Ich habe zwei-noter lh lhhh notiert, wahrscheinlich von Birdweather?

3: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OTHER

Gebirgsstelze bei 5 minuten durch geflogen, evtl Flugruf. 2024-09-09 08:24:00
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Gebirgsstelze bei letzen 30 Sekunden durch geflogen, evtl Flugruf. 2024-09-09 08:24:00
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Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),