Amur Wagtail

Motacilla alba leucopsis Gould, 1838 (0, 2)

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Sub-species

STATUS

Inland south-east Siberia, central, eastern China, south Korea and south-west Japan.

OVERVIEW

The first individual of this far eastern race of White Wagtail stayed for two days and had a lot of admirers.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 2005 Co. Durham Dawdon Blast Beach, male, 5th to 6th April, photo.

(S. G. Addinall, Birding World 18 (4): 155-158, plates 1-8; Birding World 18 (12): 508, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 571; BOURC (2010), Ibis 152: 201; S. G. Addinall, British Birds 103: 260-267 plates 129-132; Bowey & Newsome, 2012: photo).

2). 2023 Shetland Ham, Foula, 2CY+, male, 30th May to 3rd June, photo.

(L. Bacon, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 117: 722).