Wagtail - Ostrava, Czech Republic, August 2017 (1 Viewer)

[AntonBE]

Hi all. Stumbled across a bit of an odd-looking wagtail this summer. Based on these three pictures I'm thinking yellow wagtail - on the first picture it seems to have quite tall legs with a higher "thigh" than grey or white wagtail would have. On that picture you can also get a hint of a white eye-stripe, and the tail seems quite a bit shorter than the adult white wagtail behind it. What's throwing me off, however, is that it seems to have a darker breast than any yellow wagtail should have in the summer.
The second picture shows that it has a full 'dark' cap which shouldn't be present in white wagtail (except juveniles?).
The third picture shows the clear stripes on the wings ruling out grey wagtail, and accentuates the brownish breast that should only be present in first winter yellow wagtails.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

[AntonBE]

Actually looking at it again, I think this is a juvenile white wagtail, certainly in the first picture the breast markings look like good fits, and even the eye-stripe looks more like a juvenile of a white than of a yellow... Though it still looks a bit longer-legged and shorter-tailed than the white one in the background.

 

[Richard Prior]

I agree, juv.White Wagtail.