Belongs to: plovers

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Black and white looking wader with distinctive crest; found commonly in fields

Habitat: freshwater marshes, moors, estuaries and fields

Widespread and common resident

Green glossy sheen to upperparts, black and white face, black crest and pinkish legs

Walks slowly to feed, can be very wary; in winter often flocks on open fields along with gulls

Eats invertebrates; plaintive pee-wit call, often accompanying swooping display flight

Nest is a hollow on ground

1 brood March – April ; 4 buff eggs blotched black