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Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Photo by LauraMaria
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Also called the peewit for the call it makes. Distinctive shore bird, has a crest and very unique shape in flight.

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Saw this guy flitting around and took some snaps. Didn't realise I got home and looked at them on my computer that it was a lapwing! Unfortunately we couldn't get so close to the water's edge so they're a bit distant.

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Comments (2)
LauraMaria
Great, that's what makes this website so cool! Getting to see people's local wildlife from around the world, and seeing how far some of the species that are local to you have spread!
lori.tas
Cool. We're getting quite the collection of different lapwing shots from all over the world.

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PublishedMay 8, 2011

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