Whilst ringing at Jubail
recently I trapped and ringed two Yellow Wagtails. This species is relatively
common in the region during passage periods in both spring and autumn although
more common during the spring. They are seldom ringed though, as they are very
good at avoiding the nets and mainly are caught in double panel rather than
four panel nets.This time both birds were caught in the bigger nets and were a
pleasant surprise. Trying to work out the subspecies involved is a difficult
proposition when birds are not adult males in spring but it is thought both
birds that were trapped were beema / flava types.
