Bird id

[Palustris]

I think these are plovers, but not sure. There was a flock of about 50 near us and they are now becoming rarer.


Closest I could get.

[Palustris]

[Barnowl]

Look a bit more like what I'd call lapwings to me but I've a suspicion they're just a large variety of plover. 

[Palustris]

That is what I meant. Always called them plovers but they are indeed lapwings Ta.

[Carol]

Yes I think they are Peewits (lapwings).  I have been waiting ontheir return to the field behind us.

;)

[Barnowl]

Peewits - that takes me back.  We used to get flocks of them on the grazing land round the farm and that's what Dad called them. They stopped appearing about 20 years ago although there hadn't been any changes to the land.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Lapwings are indeed a large plover. They're a lot less common than they were due to habitat loss.

[Carol]

I still see a flock of Lapwings (peewits).  They will turn up soon and I enjoy their displays before they go their separate ways for breeding.  A few nest in the field behind our house and I enjoy watching their display of swooping and diving.  Roll on the return of the Peewits and this pesky winter will be over.

::)

[calendula]

can't see the tufty bits on their heads that would confirm lapwings - also their song is unmistakable - ours started to arrive the other day, always a good sign  :)

[Barnowl]

Isn't their song why they are called peewits?

[Palustris]

Defo peewitts, flight and noise confirms it. The picture was as close as I could get as the field is flooded and fenced!
Lapwings are Vanellus vanellus and Plovers are Pluvialis apricaria and P. squatarola by the way and rarley if ever come as far inland as this.