Martin Mere Nature Reserve, Lancashire, UK. 23rd November, 2016. UK Weather. Lapwings, ducks, geese and swans and other Wildfowl return to the Wetland Centre at sunset. Credit: Mediaworld Images/Alamy Live News
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. Lowland breeders in westernmost areas of Europe are resident. I
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Location: Martin Mere Nature Reserve, Lancashire, UK.
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