セキレイ

noun

wagtail; longclaw

Refers to birds of the family Motacillidae, excluding pipits. In everyday use, typically means the white wagtail (Motacilla alba) or Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis).

• 川かわの近ちかくでセキレイを見みかけた。

  I spotted a wagtail near the river.

• セキレイは長ながい尾おを上じょう下げに振ふる。

  The wagtail bobs its long tail up and down.