bergeronette

Updated: December 7, 2024

It is included in Professor Ansted's list, and marked as occurring in Guernsey; and there is one specimen in the Museum. PIED WAGTAIL. Motacilla lugubris, Temminck. French, "Bergeronette Yarrellii."

Cecil Smith - Birds of Guernsey (1879) : And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands

The White Wagtail is included in Professor Ansted's list, but marked as only occurring in Guernsey. There is no specimen either of the Pied or White Wagtail in the Museum. GREY WAGTAIL. Motacilla melanope, Pallas. French, "Bergeronette jaune."

Cecil Smith - Birds of Guernsey (1879) : And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands

French, "Lavendière," "Hoche-queue grise," "Bergeronette grise." The White Wagtail is still scarcer than the Pied, but I saw one pair evidently breeding between L'ancresse Road and Grand Havre. The White Wagtail so much resembles the Pied Wagtail, that it may have been easily overlooked, and may be more common than is generally known.

Cecil Smith - Birds of Guernsey (1879) : And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands