YELLOW WAGTAIL

Yellow Wagtail: Passage Migrant

Yellow Wagtails are seen during Migration in Spring and Autumn, particularly at Fairlop and Wanstead Flats

2010 Autumn Passage: 77

• Wanstead Flats: 67
• Fairlop Waters/Gravel Works: 8
• Five Oaks Lane Scrubland: 3

2010 Breeding: 2 unconfirmed pairs

• Fairlop Gravel Works: pr present throughout, seen collecting food
• Five Oaks Lane: male seen gathering food during June

2010 Spring Passage: up to 67

• Fairlop Waters/Gravel Works: 58
• Wanstead Flats: 8
• Five Oaks Lane Scrubland: 1

2009 Autumn Passage: up to 43

• Fairlop Waters/Gravel Works: 21
• Wanstead Flats: 21
• Hainault Forest: 1

2009 Spring Passage: up to 27

• Fairlop Waters: 25
• Wanstead Flats: 2
  

Historical Information:

• Yellow Wagtails were reported in 2003 by the late Mr. Mike Dennis as being a former breeding bird in Hainault Forest
• In the 1997 edition of Dominic Mitchells 'Where to watch birds in the London area', Yellow Wagtails are listed as a breeding bird at Fairlop(a few pairs)