Burscough, Lancashire, UK. 11th December, 2016. Returning Migratory birds return to Martin Mere Nature Reserve at sunsets as a flock of Lapwings, disturbed by a predator, take to the wing for protection. Credit: Cernan Elias/Alamy Live News
Lapwing is a good example of a species that can be affected by severe cold weather, causing populations on the Continent to evacuate their traditional wintering areas and move westwards to Britain and Ireland in search of milder conditions. They usually return when the conditions improve, often before the spring. Lapwings breeding in Britain and Ireland are partial migrants, with many remaining through the winter close to their breeding grounds whilst others migrate. Information from ringing shows that Lapwings from the north and northwest of Britain move westwards in the autumn, with some going to Ireland and others into France and Iberia. "Bye, bye, bye The time has come round again, my friend A life and some time i just gotta spend So bye bye, my friend See you again My mind in my pocket The sun in my eye There's gold in the mountains The streams run by So see you again Swing low, swing high Talk of the times, the love and the laughing I'll come back to you in the spring, little lapwing 'till then, bye bye ".................................. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit, pewit, tuit or tew-it (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) or (in the British Isles) just lapwing (which refers to its peculiar, erratic way of flying), is a bird in the lapwing family. It is common through temperate Eurasia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as north Africa, northern India, Pakistan, and parts of China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks.
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