Nicholas Soames

As millions of people know, one of the great pleasures of walking in areas of the uplands managed for grouse is to see and hear large numbers of curlew, lapwing and golden plover - all ground-nesting birds largely absent or in rapidly declining numbers elsewhere.

British Politician

Use 'lapwing' to identify a specific group of birds with distinctive behaviors.

Bird Identification

'Lapwing' is often used in discussions about bird habitats, especially wetlands and farmlands.

Habitat Context

Birdwatchers or nature lovers often use 'lapwing' when sharing observations.

Ornithology Enthusiasts

 there I thought we might even just get a little head raise out of him but alas he has decided it is not that time of the day just yet to be honest I'm actually not even sure where the nearest water is either inside before so I think there is a pan straight north of us I've seen a few lapwings flying around so it's not often

Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...

 many other places so it's not the most common of the lapwings all the other left wings the crowned being probably the most common share a very similar habitat to the sky and I was very excited when I came on my interview and I found one of these guys on the open area just by our camp I got very excited

Safari Live - Day 364 PIPE...

 unfortunately this time it didn't work because a I've actually seen lapwings die falling because they weren't really doing that I thought they were just being fussy about the elephants coming down because they do tend to get quite vocal and but when they're trying to protect nests I have seen them

Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...

 nice to see there you can see the foots at the back there just the three toes chatter ah you said something about lap wings I'm not sure what you said they're a Marten but check my said something about talking about lapwings oh this is a very

Safari Live - Day 308 PIPE...

 water very much like other water birds you know they'll just be feeding on the edge of the water that's very characteristic for most lapwings unlike the big sea herons or stocks that we read or egrets read inside the water

Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...

 driving into I bet you would so peaceful and beautiful there the Drakensberg mountains a beautiful Sun and the silhouetted trees and the graceful sounds of crown lapwings

Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...

 take a pod or get into a pod all where old fellows come to retire and spend their dotage in peace in amongst the egyptian geese blacksmith lapwings three-banded

Introducing a New Baby...

 lapwings absolutely unbelievable now they're not supposed to be like that they're quite territorial birds and they nest in pairs

Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...

 coati must learn which creatures are safe and which are dangerous southern lapwings

Young Coati vs Hawk PIPE...

 terribly sorry and here one of the lapwings in the background