Talk:Willie Wagtail

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[edit] Name

Can this page be re-named please? It's spelt wrong - they're willy wagtails not willie wagtails.

Please sign your posts (put 4 of these ~ at the end). I agree. Unless there has been a ruling by ICZN or some other authority that the spelling is now "willie" wagtail, they are properly "willy" wagtails. There are a number of organisations (some ref'd in the article) who spell it incorrectly but that doesn't make it true. I will move this article to Willy Wagtail if nobody objects. Is there a tag for this? Secret Squïrrel 04:14, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Willie is correct

Have moved the page back. 'Willie' is correct spelling. See: Christidis & Boles, HANZAB and Schodde & Mason. These are the authoritative sources for Australian bird names. Maias 00:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

But can we still use the two spellings interchangeably? Or would it be preferable to only refer to them as "Willie Wagtails".Clinton1550 (talk) 11:36, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo Gallery

I've added another photo of a Wagtail to the gallery, I hope no one objects to it. It does tie in nicely with the others nesting as this one was nesting and it started to dive bomb me.Clinton1550 (talk) 11:34, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it's nice and shows the primaries really well but is a little dark (presumably because of the sky backround). Any chance of pushing the gamma up to brighten the dark areas (ie most of the subject!). Should be able to do it without "overexposing" the background. Thanks, Secret Squïrrel, approx 09:30, 28 February 2008 (Earth Standard Time)

I can add a revised version in the next couple of daysClinton1550 (talk) 12:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

A new version of the photo is up, I decided to crop the image as well as adjusting the image.Clinton1550 (talk) 02:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Lovely. Secret Squïrrel, approx 00:40, 2 March 2008 (Earth Standard Time)