Eastern Yellow Wagtail

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Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4523 20221019 - breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic.

Notes: Olive above, yellow below, blackish legs and face. Ssp tschutschensis has long narrow
white supercilium. 'Dirty' breast for breeding male. Immature: Brown/olive above, pale-centred
ear-patch, white below w. yellow tints or overall lemon coloured. Similar gait to Australian Pipit.
Regular visitor to N Australia. Open moist grassy, muddy areas; bare ground.

Range from Morecombe & Day^©(modified)

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7665 20231019 - immature CLICK for another pic.

Balbirooroo Wetlands, Balnarring, S Vic IMG_7990 20181226 - immature or non-breeding plumage CLICK for another pic.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4501 20221019 - breeding plumage.
CLICK for immature or non-breeding plumage.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_5501 20240430 - male breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7640 20231019 - immature or non-breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4558 20221019 - immature or non-breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4523 20221019 - breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic. there. 20231019.

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_5676 20240129 - CLICK for another bird there.

Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_9589 20191202

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7684 20231019

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_5749 20240129

Turf Farm, Wrights Creek, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4544 20221019