Pee-wits and worm stroking
A weekend trip to RSPB Lodmoor was good for the soul and it was great to catch up with my friend Martin, …
Teewhuppos
There’s an adult Lapwing calling near the farm track as we bobble along it. That’s odd because they normally just fly away. …
Grass Snakes, King Curlews and their Lapwing attendants
Any patch of good weather means there’s a chance of cutting hay for silage. The people of Westray have perfected the art …
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #8 – The Lapwing
Here’s a Lapwing in a Ladybird book from 1955. Is what it says still true?
Vanellus vanellus – so good they named it twice
The scientific name for the Lapwing is Vanellus vanellus. It means fan. Well, it means Fan fan if you’re being strictly accurate. …
Lapwings displaying
There are a few Lapwings flying around RSPB Greylake in Somerset today. These two drew a wonderful image in the air.
Lapwing – forty years ago in my nature notebooks
Today I’m in Exminster in Devon looking at a Lapwing across the sodden fields.
Lapwings – forty years ago in my nature notebooks
As a child I remember seeing upwards of 500 Lapwings in a field on many occasions. I remember the ‘pee-wit’ sound they …