The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a wagtail found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A slender songbird that constantly wags its long tail. It typically occurs in open ground near water.
In the Nordic countries the Western Yellow Wagtail is best described as a summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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