White Wagtail

24 Mar 2021 15:58 #1828 by Ian Hughes
White Wagtail was created by Ian Hughes
My 1972 edition of The Observer's Book of Birds has a page for Pied Wagtail and a separate page for White Wagtail. It's been annoying me for 49 years that the BOU British List does not allow both to be counted.

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24 Mar 2021 16:25 #1829 by Mike Prince
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I think you might have many more years to wait. As a well-known birder once said to me, "the day they split the white wagtails is the day I give up birding" 
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24 Mar 2021 17:23 - 24 Mar 2021 17:25 #1830 by Ian Hughes
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Thanks Mike, the only other thing that I find annoying is that the Iberian Chiffchaff is fine but not the Siberian.
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12 Apr 2021 21:30 #1835 by Mark Hawkes
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The intergrade zone between Siberian Chiffchaff and Common Chiffchaff is vast. One day all the Chiffchaffs, like Redpolls, will be back under one species.

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