Tsushima1, Wagtails

The first migrators I encountered at Naiin were Yellow Wagtails: Eastern and Western, and the Siberian, in Japanese キマユツメナガセキレイ, マミジロツメナガセキレイ, シベリアツメナガセキレイ. Their names always confuse me. I will call them just that.  Numerous birds were feeding on a barren field. Later, at Komoda, we saw 2 in the rice fields. A Western and a Siberian, getting in each other's way. 

Below a Siberian Yellow Wagtail, シベリアツメナガセキレイ

The reflection of the water makes its belly look mottled

Siberian Yellow Wagtail, シベリアツメナガセキレイ in front

Western Yellow Wagtail, マミジロツメナガセキレイ behind

They don't get along...

Sometimes it's confusing, who is who

Look at the long claws!

Back to the fields in Naiin, 

Western Yellow Wagtail, マミジロツメナガセキレイ

Siberian Yellow Wagtail, シベリアツメナガセキレイ

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, キマユツメナガセキレイ

Last a White Wagtail, ホオジロハクセキレイ, Amur White Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, ツメナガセキレイ

 Suddenly a lot of yellow-colored wagtails landed in the fields. Maybe 30 or more. Below some images

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, マミジロツメナガセキレイ  Motacilla flava tschutschensis 'simillima'

 Citrine Wagtail, キガシラセキレイ - Motacilla citreola

Motacilla flava taivana,  キマユツメナガセキレイ

Motacilla flava macronyx　キタツメナガセキレイ?

The resident Grey Wagtail, キサキレイ was there as well.

It was all a bit confusing sometimes. I hope I got this right.

Wagtails: Citrine Wagtail, キガシラセキレイ; Eastern Yellow Wagtail, ツメナガセキレイ; Western Yellow Wagtail, マミジロツメナガセキレイ

 The wagtails were well represented. The 3 of them hung out together in THE fields together, but only one came to the river for a sip

Juvenile Citrine Wagtail, キガシラセキレイ

 I'd like to see an adult bird again one day

Back to the restaurant

Then there was the Eastern Yellow Wagtail, ツメナガセキレイ

Bigger than the others, bright yellow, it was hard to miss.

Western Yellow Wagtail, マミジロツメナガセキレイ

Sometimes the 3 of them were seen together, but I could not capture it. Below the Western and the Citrine

Just for the record, resident bird Grey Wagtail, キセキレイ