Am Pfingstsonntag bei einem Spaziergang bei Leonberg entdeckt: Schafstelze!
Und sogar mit Revierverteidigung - ob sie da wohl in der - ausgeräumten - Landschaft brüten werden? Man darf gespannt sein!
Mai 2026 bei Leonberg.

Spotted on Whit Sunday during a walk near Leonberg: a Yellow Wagtail!
And even displaying territorial defense - I wonder if they will actually breed there, in this landscape of fields? We'll see!
May 2026 near Leonberg

🔬: Motacilla flava
🇬🇧: Western Yellow Wagtail

#natur #vogel #vögel #voegel #birds #schafstelze #singvogel #westernyellowwagtail #motacillaflava
#vogelphotographie #vogelfotografie #vogelfotografie_deutschland #birdphotography #naturphotographie #naturfotografie #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canonphotography #vogelbeobachtung #birdwatch #birdwatching #dailybirdpix #raw_birds #dailybirdpix #raw_birds

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #GeleKwikstaart
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Schafstelze #Thüringen
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #WesternYellowWagtail
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #KonipasLuční
#MotacillaFlava

Gerade sind die Schafstelzen viel zu sehen - auch bei uns hier! April 2026, Landkreis Böblingen.

Currently lot of (western) yellow wagtails can be found - even in our area! April 2026, County of Böblingen.

🔬: Motacilla flava
🇬🇧: Western Yellow Wagtail

#natur #vogel #vögel #voegel #birds #schafstelze #singvogel #westernyellowwagtail #motacillaflava
#vogelphotographie #vogelfotografie #vogelfotografie_deutschland #birdphotography #naturphotographie #naturfotografie #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canonphotography #vogelbeobachtung #birdwatch #birdwatching #dailybirdpix #raw_birds #dailybirdpix #raw_birds

🌍 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #WesternYellowWagtail #YellowWagtail #MotacillaFlava | #Wagtails #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Karsten Madsen ❤️🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

- 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐚 (𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑎). Lagunas del Raso de Portillo, La Pedraja de Portillo (Valladolid, España).

Camara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95
Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ4.5-5.6 II
Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ5.6, 1/2000s, ISO 400, 600mm equivalente

Científico: Motacilla flava
Castellano: Lavandera Boyera
Català: Cuereta Groga, Titeta de Maig o Xàtxero Groc
Euskara: Larre-Buztanikara
Galego: Lavandeira Amarela ou Lavandeira Verdeal
Português: Alvéola-Amarela
Italiano: Cutretola
English: Western Yellow Wagtail
Français: Bergeronnette Printanière
Deutsch: Schafstelze

#MotacillaFlava
#LavanderaBoyera
#LarreBuztanikarra
#LavandeiraAmarela
#AlveolaAmarela
#Cutretola
#WesternYellowWagtail
#BergeronnettePrintanière
#Schafstelze
#LaPedrajaDePortillo
#LagunasDelRasoDePortillo
#AvesDeValladolid
#Valladolid
#España
#Birding
#Pajareo
#Naturephotography
#Naturaleza
#Wildlifephotography
#LumixG90
#LumixG95
#PanasonicLens100300mm
#MicroFourThthirds

- 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐚 (𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑎). Lagunas del Raso de Portillo, La Pedraja de Portillo (Valladolid, España).
- 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 (𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑎). Raso de Portillo lagoons, La Pedraja de Portillo (Valladolid, Spain).

Camara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95
Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ4.5-5.6 II
Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ5.6, 1/2000s, ISO 400, 600mm equivalente

Científico: Motacilla flava
Castellano: Lavandera Boyera
Catalá: Cuereta Groga, Titeta de Maig o Xàtxero Groc
Euskara: Larre-Buztanikara
Galego: Lavandeira Amarela ou Lavandeira Verdeal
Português: Alvéola-Amarela
Italiano: Cutretola
English: Western Yellow Wagtail
Français: Bergeronnette Printanière
Deutsch: Schafstelze

#MotacillaFlava
#LavanderaBoyera
#LarreBuztanikarra
#LavandeiraAmarela
#AlveolaAmarela
#Cutretola
#WesternYellowWagtail
#BergeronnettePrintanière
#Schafstelze
#LaPedrajaDePortillo
#LagunasDelRasoDePortillo
#AvesDeValladolid
#Valladolid
#España
#Birding
#Pajareo
#Naturephotography
#Naturaleza
#Wildlifephotography
#lumixg90
#lumixg95
#panasoniclens100300mm
#microfourththirds

Another picture from 2008: A Blue-headed Wagtail (the English names of the subspecies are a bit confusing, but Yellow Wagtail was apparently already taken for the British variety).

#MotacillaFlava #WesternYellowWagtail #ThrowbackThursday

I have more old pictures of #birds. This one is a #westernyellowwagtail and can be easily identified by its bright yellow colour and long tail (although it's shorter than on other #wagtails).