Lapwings

Lapwing in a field

I’ve wanted to take a photograph of a Lapwing like this, but not like this, for years. As I drive past the …

I’m grateful to a Hooded Crow for rousing this Lapwing into a frenzy of protest. It’s been circling, complaining, and swooping at …

A weekend trip to RSPB Lodmoor was good for the soul and it was great to catch up with my friend Martin, …

There’s an adult Lapwing calling near the farm track as we bobble along it. That’s odd because they normally just fly away. …

Any patch of good weather means there’s a chance of cutting hay for silage. The people of Westray have perfected the art …

Here’s a Lapwing in a Ladybird book from 1955. Is what it says still true?

The scientific name for the Lapwing is Vanellus vanellus. It means fan. Well, it means Fan fan if you’re being strictly accurate. …

There are a few Lapwings flying around RSPB Greylake in Somerset today. These two drew a wonderful image in the air.

Today I’m in Exminster in Devon looking at a Lapwing across the sodden fields.

As a child I remember seeing upwards of 500 Lapwings in a field on many occasions. I remember the ‘pee-wit’ sound they …