The Yellow Wagtails must have had nests nearby as they didn’t fly off. We were able to spend a few minutes with several pairs being leaving them be………..
I can remember Yellow Wagtails perching on barbed-wire fences back in Penwortham so it was a nice blast from the past to see Eastern Yellow Wagtails doing it in Hokkaido………
The coastal grasslands just east of Mombetsu are one of the strongholds of the local race of Yellow Wagtail and there were 3 or 4 pairs on the narrow coastal strip near Komuke.