Where has the Western Yellow Wagtail been recorded?

Motacilla flava occurrence evidence comes from 501,668 records in 77 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 501,668 records
• 77 places
• 136 years recorded
• Aves class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Western Yellow Wagtail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Western Yellow Wagtail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 77 places.

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