Pied wagtails have successfully adapted to urban environments, roosting communally in city centres and foraging on roads and car parks. Understanding their urban welfare needs informs urban planning recommendations.
Individual pied wagtails using roads and car parks for foraging face elevated collision risk from vehicles. While urban environments provide thermal benefits and food resources, traffic mortality is a significant welfare cost of successful urban adaptation. Driver awareness and reduced vehicle speeds near known wagtail foraging areas can reduce mortality.