water wagtail
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Next day a water wagtail is seen, betokening an approach to land.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers by Iles, George
They again observed a water wagtail, “which does not sleep at sea.”
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers by Iles, George
On the 14th of September they saw a heron and a water wagtail, which very much surprised them, as they were the first birds they had seen.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
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