Claxton, Norfolk Lapwing song was the omnipresent soundtrack of all my childhood springs. Now it has gone from behind our family home Part of the charm of lapwings is that they look silly, a friend ...
The lapwing’s English and scientific names both refer to its distinctive flight: how its wings flash as they pass overhead At the age of nine, a friend took me to a meadow on the outskirts of my ...
Breeding waders have had one of their best years ever on Upper Lough Erne, with lapwing successfully breeding on Inishroosk after major habitat restoration by RSPB NI. Snipe had their most successful ...
The Talimarzhan reservoir in Uzbekistan is a vital area for over 26% of the global population of the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) during its autumn migration, our Uzbek ...
These ‘Easter’ eggs were eaten long ago during the seasonal festivities. Their provider, however, was no supernatural visitor but a familiar countryside bird, known as the ‘pee-wit’ ‘green plover’ or ...
A five-year project has been launched to halt the decline of the lapwing, a bird traditionally known as the "farmer's friend". More than 250 farm sites have been chosen to test measures designed to ...
Dozens of birdwatchers have descended on a small fishing village after a bird usually found in East Asia was spotted. The grey-headed lapwing, which normally spends winters in India before moving to ...
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