Definition of "wagtails" [wagtails]

• Plural form of wagtail. (noun)

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• "Their larvae are mostly aquatic and play an important role feeding fish, whilst the hatched flies are much sought after by birds such as wagtails, spiders, and if the winter weather relents sufficiently, even a few bats might emerge briefly at dusk to zoom repeatedly through the mating swarms."
• "Grey wagtails are resident, and often found along fast-flowing rivers and streams, while the yellow wagtail is purely a summer visitor, found mainly in wet-meadows such as those on Tealham Moor, a short distance from my home."
• "Pied wagtails feed on tiny insects, so small that other ground-feeding birds generally ignore them."