Long-tailed Wagtail]
Elegant and proportionately longer tailed than other wagtails. Ad is largely clear grey above and white below with a neat narrow black breast band. Imm is similar, but washed brown above, with an indistinct breast band. HH pairs are widespread residents along rocky fast-flowing rivers and at forest edges: although most common in the highlands, they may occur down to 500m. Vo very vocal: one simple song is usually three notes siiiii seee-uu (first rising then last notes falling to fade); the alarm and contact calls are a strange metallic and explosive chit, which can break into complex whistles and descending trills with a buzzing quality.