Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
(Bird: Charadriidae)
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| Moulting adult. 21st June, 2013. Keyhaven (Hampshire-UK). |
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Notes:
Lapwings are unusual plovers that occasionally wander fields during the night. These birds often look dark, but in sunlight green, purple and blue iridescence is visible. Under the right conditions well over a hundred of these birds may tumble towards wetland and roost sites with their oddly-shaped black and white wings and drifting flight style. Older birders may know this bird as the peewit, a name that describes the shrill two-tone "szeee whii" calls of these birds, especially in flight.
Lapwings are unusual plovers that occasionally wander fields during the night. These birds often look dark, but in sunlight green, purple and blue iridescence is visible. Under the right conditions well over a hundred of these birds may tumble towards wetland and roost sites with their oddly-shaped black and white wings and drifting flight style. Older birders may know this bird as the peewit, a name that describes the shrill two-tone "szeee whii" calls of these birds, especially in flight.
I have seen this species in:
- Europe (GB)
The first time I recorded this species:
20th October, 2007 is my oldest record of the species in England, though I certainly saw it earlier.
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