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Name that bird

MooseJam · 2007-07-06 19:56:18

I've seen these birds all my life but shame on me I don't know what they are called, so maybe one of you nice people can right a wrong, the guys in question are a little bit larger than a sparrow, black and white with a long black tail

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06-07-2007 8:56pm

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MooseJam

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I've seen these birds all my life but shame on me I don't know what they are called, so maybe one of you nice people can right a wrong, the guys in question are a little bit larger than a sparrow, black and white with a long black tail

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#2 06-07-2007 9:13pm
Alun

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Pied wagtails?

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/p/piedwagtail/index.asp

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#3 06-07-2007 9:18pm
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yep, sounds like a pied/white wagtail, or Glasóg Shráide if you are feeling bilingual.

http://www.photobirdireland.com/photobirdireland/showPhotos.asp?id=22

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#4 06-07-2007 9:57pm
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yep thats the one, every day's a schoolday thx

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