Willie Wagtail
COMMON NAME: Willie Wagtail
These are the largest of the Australian fantails.
They have a distinctive erect tail which they fan to stir up insects.
This eye-catching black bird with a white belly has a melodious song.
They tend to favour the back of the village, along the boundary with farmland or in gardens.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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