Population and Distribution
|
|
|
Population Trend:
|
 Wider Countryside Report
|
|
|
Regional Trends:
|
England
English Regions
|
|
|
Distribution:
|
Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
BBS Maps
|
|
|
|
|
British Population Size:
|
Summer:
12 to 27 thousand territories
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
|
|
First Record:
c. 1600
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
|
|
Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
|
|
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
|
|
Races of Concern:
flavissima RED (Recent Decline), flava AMBER (Rare or Localised), thunbergi AMBER (European Concern)
|
|
|
|
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
|
|
|
|
Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland, Estuaries
|
|
Also common in:
Along Streams
|
|
|
|
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Day of First Arrival:
7 Apr
|
|
|
|
European Population Size:
|
|
Summer:
3.9 to 7 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
|
|
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
|
|
Distribution in Europe
|
|
|
|
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
|
|
|
|
Survey Results:
|
BirdTrack
|
|
|
|
|
Breeding and Survival
|
|
Egg Size:
19 x 14 mm
|
Egg Weight:
1.8 g (of which 6 % is shell)
|
|
|
|
Number of Nest Records:
14
(more would be welcome!)
|
|
Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
|
5.24 ± 0.88 (3 - 7) N = 178
|
|
Incubation:
14 days
|
13.59 ± 1.27 (11 - 16.5) N = 178
|
by the:
Female
|
Fledging:
13 - 15days
|
13.94 ± 1.21 (12 - 15.5) N = 425
|
as:
Altricial, downy
|
|
Source:
|
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
|
|
|
|
|
First Clutches Laid:
24 May (7 May - 3 Jul)
|
|
Number of Broods:
1-2
|
|
Trends in Breeding Productivity
|
|
Number Ringed:
572
(Annual Totals)
|
|
Adult Survival:
0.533
± 0.031
|
Juvenile Survival:
0.463 (in First-Year)
|
|
|
|
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
|
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
|
|
Maximum Recorded Age:
8 years 8 months 0 days (set in 1988)
|
|
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
|
|
|
|
Biometrics
|
|
Ring Size:
A
|
|
Wing Length
|
Adult:
|
81.6 ± 3.0
|
Range
|
76 - 86 mm, N =295
|
|
|
Juvenile:
|
81.2 ± 2.6
|
|
77 - 85 mm, N =999
|
|
|
Male:
|
82.8 ± 2.5
|
|
79 - 86 mm, N =176
|
|
|
Female:
|
79.3 ± 2.8
|
|
75 - 84 mm, N =82
|
|
|
|
Weight
|
Adult:
|
17.55 ± 1.70
|
Range
|
15.30 - 20.40 g , N =270
|
|
|
Juvenile:
|
17.89 ± 1.69
|
|
15.50 - 21.00 g , N =869
|
|
|
Male:
|
17.71 ± 1.48
|
|
15.50 - 19.90 g , N =159
|
|
|
Female:
|
16.94 ± 1.78
|
|
15.00 - 21.30 g , N =77
|
|
Source:
|
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
|
|
|
|
Other Names
|
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gaelic:
Breacan-buidhe
|
Welsh:
Siglen Felen
|
|
Danish:
Gul vipstjert
|
Dutch:
Gele kwikstaart
|
|
Finnish:
Keltavästäräkki
|
French:
Bergeronnette printanière
|
|
German:
Schafstelze
|
Hungarian:
Sárga billegeto
|
|
Icelandic:
Gulerla
|
Irish:
Glasóg Bhuí
|
|
Italian:
Cutrettola
|
Norwegian:
Gulerle
|
|
Polish:
Pliszka zólta
|
Portuguese:
Alvéola-amarela
|
|
Spanish:
Lavandera boyera
|
Swedish:
Gulärla
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For More Information...
|
|
Books and Monographs:
|
|
Smith, S. 1950 The yellow wagtail Collins, London
[598.861 SMI]
|
|
|
|
See Also:
|
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
|
|
Wikipedia entry
|
|
BirdLife species page
|
|
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
|
|
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
|
|
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
|
|
|
