- Length
- 17 cm
- Weight
- 27 g
Presence in the Strait
Common summer visitor to dry grassland areas.
Identification
Slim, similar to a juvenile Yellow Wagtail but with yellowish legs. Clean, whitish underparts and plain sandy upperparts. In flight, bold wingcovert bars and white outer tail feathers. Distinct pale supercilium and black lores. Juveniles have spotted brests and a streaked mantle.
Movements
Peaks in 1st hf. May and 2nd hf. September.
Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.