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 sparkling pied plumage and plaintive two-note call of a northern lapwing are some of the most evocative sights and sounds of the countryside. In spring, male birds tumble acrobatically through the ...
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 ...
Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators, new research shows. Many ground-nesting species are in decline due to changes in land ...
The first-ever sighting of an extremely rare bird in the UK was captured on camera for the first time. The Grey-headed lapwing was spotted in Low Newton, Northumberland yesterday and word soon spread ...
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 ...
A wild masked lapwing chick forages for food at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay East, in Singapore, Aug. 6, 2020.Photo:Xinhua A wild masked lapwing chick forages for food at Singapore's Gardens by the ...
In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Last updated: 01 February 2011 In this clip Iolo Williams visits ...