Lapwing Spotting!

Today I went up to a location near Trawden to ty and spot some Lapwings & Curlews

You can see lapwings all year round. They leave upland areas after the breeding season and move to lowland fields for the winter. Thankyou Gillian for giving me permission again to use your land:)

Some birds head back to their continental breeding grounds and others disperse to breed in the UK.

Lapwings look black and white, but up-close, the back has an iridescent green and purple sheen.

Lapwings can often be seen wheeling through winter skies in large, black and white flocks. As spring approaches, these flocks get smaller;

Lapwings can be recognised by their long crests, black and white patterns, and very broad, round wingtips. From a distance.

Males put on dramatic aerial displays, tumbling through the air, accompanied by their piercing 'peewit' call, which gives them their other, common name: Peewit!

By late spring, cute, fluffy lapwing chicks can be seen venturing out to forage. If the nest is threatened at all, the parents will attacked or 'mob' the potential predators.

The name Lapwing is thought to derive from an Old English term meaning 'leap with a flicker in it' because the dense winter flocks appear to flicker between white and black when the birds flap their wings.

Have a great evening everyone

Steve