Some photos of Yellow Wagtails from near East Haven, most taken through the railway fence and just a bit too far away on one of the cooler dull days we've had. Also some early morning shots from my Corn Bunting surveys. Although the forecast was good to acceptable each time, one turned out too windy, on the other it was constant drizzle. Finally, Small White Butterflies in my garden, the first seen this year anywhere I've been.
Channel Wagtail, photographed through the railway security fence
Channel Wagtail' M f flava × flavissima. n northern France, there is an 'intergrade zone' where Blue-headed and Yellow Wagtails regularly interbreed. The offspring of such pairings are variable in appearance, but many individuals show a head pattern that resembles a washed-out Blue-headed, with a paler powder-blue head and often more extensive white in the supercilium, ear-coverts and throat. These intergrades are colloquially known as 'Channel Wagtail'. They are the commonest form of Blue-headed to occur in many northern areas of Britain.
The only photo a bit closer and without the fence, yes it did fly off immediately
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima. Restricted to southern and eastern Britain, 'our' Yellow Wagtail will be the most familiar race to British birders. Some breed in Lothian
Yellow Wagtail, possible pair
Corn Bunting, it was singing in the rain
Skylark
My first Small White Butterflies this year
Apologies for the non-native, Spanish Bluebells, the birds planted them some years ago
One of Olive's beloved Goldfinches
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