Bird
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea · Motacillidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Sep–Octmost records
Records2,099,147in 108 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom263,816 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Gray Wagtail in brief
The gray wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a bird of the Motacillidae family — species of bird.
Across the 108 countries we cover it has 2,099,147 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, September and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom263,816 records · best Oct, Sep
Sweden251,962 records · best Apr, Sep
Spain203,907 records · best Oct, Dec
France199,203 records · best Oct, Jan
India178,965 records · best Feb, Jan
Taiwan160,116 records · best Dec, Oct
Portugal106,298 records · best Oct, Nov
Netherlands96,689 records · best Oct, Nov
Norway89,866 records · best Apr, Oct
Denmark78,657 records · best Oct, Sep
Belgium71,108 records · best Oct, Nov
Germany60,750 records · best May, Apr
Italy40,990 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan24,000 records · best Oct, Jan
China19,327 records · best May, Apr
Ireland18,937 records · best May, Sep
Thailand17,497 records · best Feb, Jan
Austria17,271 records · best May, Jun
Czechia16,142 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland15,025 records · best Oct, Nov
South Korea14,555 records · best May, Apr
Philippines12,784 records · best Nov, Feb
Türkiye12,581 records · best Oct, Nov
Greece10,622 records · best Oct, Nov
Nepal8,557 records · best Dec, Oct
Malaysia7,848 records · best Oct, Sep
Poland7,219 records · best May, Jun
Israel7,186 records · best Oct, Nov
Bulgaria6,892 records · best May, Sep
Russia6,708 records · best May, Jun
Sri Lanka5,178 records · best Dec, Jan
Morocco4,591 records · best Mar, Apr
Indonesia3,878 records · best Oct, Nov
Luxembourg3,675 records · best Apr, May
Vietnam3,626 records · best Dec, Jan
Georgia3,053 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia2,870 records · best May, Aug
Iran2,853 records · best Apr, Jun
United Arab Emirates2,824 records · best Nov, Mar
Slovenia2,788 records · best Jul, Sep
Slovakia2,705 records · best Jul, Jun
Croatia2,679 records · best Oct, Sep
Romania2,392 records · best Aug, May
Oman2,045 records · best Nov, Feb
Bhutan1,923 records · best Apr, Nov
Serbia1,901 records · best Jan, Dec
Kazakhstan1,671 records · best May, Jun
Hungary1,558 records · best Oct, Sep
Finland1,474 records · best Jun, May
Cyprus1,318 records · best Oct, Nov
Ukraine1,290 records · best Jan, Aug
Pakistan1,176 records · best Apr, Nov
Kyrgyzstan1,114 records · best Jul, Aug
Ethiopia1,091 records · best Nov, Dec
Andorra994 records · best Jul, Aug
Estonia967 records · best May, Jun
Singapore931 records · best Feb, Jan
Laos858 records · best Dec, Jan
Albania831 records · best Oct, Sep
Bangladesh808 records · best Oct, Nov
Myanmar740 records · best Dec, Jan
North Macedonia733 records · best Oct, Jun
Kuwait732 records · best Mar, Apr
Montenegro659 records · best Oct, Apr
Azerbaijan651 records · best Oct, Nov
Saudi Arabia617 records · best Mar, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina588 records · best Sep, Jun
Armenia483 records · best May, Apr
Tajikistan349 records · best Apr, May
Palestine346 records · best Oct, Nov
Uzbekistan327 records · best May, Apr
Algeria194 records · best Feb, Oct
Egypt186 records · best Oct, Mar
Iraq153 records · best May, Apr
Qatar152 records · best Oct, Mar
Lebanon146 records · best Nov, Oct
Malta143 records · best Oct, Feb
Kosovo122 records · best Aug, Sep
Jordan113 records · best Oct, Mar
Iceland112 records · best Nov, Oct
Tunisia112 records · best Feb, Jan
Lithuania109 records · best May, Jun
Latvia107 records · best May, Jun
Afghanistan89 records · best Apr, Jun
North Korea74 records · best May, Apr
Liechtenstein68 records · best Oct, Sep
Yemen68 records · best Jan, Oct
Moldova48 records · best Jan, Feb
Belarus43 records · best Jan, Dec
Bahrain39 records · best Mar, Nov
East Timor38 records · best Oct, Nov
Monaco33 records · best Nov, Sep
Palau29 records · best Apr, May
Syria25 records · best Oct, Apr
Eritrea22 records · best Feb, Sep
Brunei21 records · best Oct, Nov
Djibouti18 records · best Sep, Oct
Sudan18 records · best Jan, Oct
Turkmenistan17 records · best May, Apr
Vatican City15 records · best Dec, Oct
Libya15 records · best Dec, Nov
Somalia12 records · best Oct, Mar
South Sudan10 records · best Jan, Dec
Micronesia9 records · best Oct, Jun
Mali8 records · best Jan, Mar
Mauritania8 records · best Feb, Mar
San Marino3 records · best Apr, Aug
Seychelles3 records · best Oct, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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