Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) sitting by a river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve,Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Andy Sands / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) male bathing on top of weir, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) male stretching, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) male carrying food, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Kerstin Hinze / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) preening, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, April.

David Tipling / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) in winter, male on edge of woodland pool North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) female at woodland pool North Norfolk, England, UK. January

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Grey wagtail male (Motacilla cinerea) Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Dave Bevan / Female Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) preening, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, April.

Andy Sands / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) male at nest feeding young, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Andres M. Dominguez / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), Andalusia, Spain, June.

Michel Poinsignon / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) female perched on rock in stream carrying food, Lorraine, France, May