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What is a wagtail?

What is a wagtail? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
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Sunnyhurst Brook, which runs the length of the woods, is known among the birdwatching community as an excellent place to spot kingfisher, grey wagtail, dipper and heron.
Their farm is a haven for black grouse, lapwing, yellow wagtail, redshank, snipe and golden plover.
Forays off the beaten path led me to a common stonechat, a white wagtail, a plain leaf warbler, and a number of species in the shrike family.
I observed a pair of ringed plovers, a new species for me, a common redshank, two dozen black-winged stilts and a yellow wagtail.
Wild creatures, such as the pied wagtail, use the longer grass for nesting.
These display the elegant form of the wagtail and the sober colouring of the lark.

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