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 ...
I would love to say that prejudice is confined to the past, but as we see on a daily basis it is still rampant today. If there is one seemingly unbreakable connection to our ancestors is our ability ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: After that story from Paul Johnson you may remember, he came from The Entrance NSW, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...