Any grey day is better for having a grey wagtail in it.
Bill Oddie dubbed the pied wagtail the Chiswick flyover, ‘Chiswick’ being (something like) the sound they make as they fly over your head.
Grey wagtails have a similar call, but higher-pitched and zingier. Imagine a pied wagtail that’s been sucking on a helium balloon.
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