Willy wagtails ... worth more then food this esp this year

[Penn Gwynne <>]

G'day Peter and All,

Re: enticing these gorgeous ones back is it possible to put up a small bath for them? they do take to fresh clean water and get used to a the routine of cleaning and refilling? plus as this wretched drought bites harder then a drink of the right stuff could save them? ....

Peter Pfeiffer <>wrote:

Hi birding-ausers,

I have had a request about Willy Wagtails and wondered whether the group had any thoughts on this :

What do willy wagtails eat.

I've seen one, once, hoe into a permaculture worm farm once? but mainly it's insects.

We have one who serenades us most of the day here at work because he likes to preen himself and sing to himself in the reflective windows. he's in full view of me & Helen and we love it and want to entice him to come back every day.

Could you try and make the water bowl suspended? just to keep the four legged black and white? plus sometimes tabby mackerals? away from them? or near to the reflective window? does the window have a ledge?

He also likes the car windows and looks at himself while sitting on the side mirrors.

I know they are insectivorous but I have not heard of any one trying to attract them by supplementing their diet. I thought Murray magpies were the most common bird attracted to side mirrors of vehicles.

Nup around where I live it's Rainbow Lorikeets.

Cheers,
Peter.

Peter Pfeiffer
Technical Officer
School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences
Flinders University of South Australia
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5001

ph: 61-8-8201 2095
fax: 61-8-8201 2905

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