Fetch Birdwatchers
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165 watchers
Jan 2017
1:39pm, 27 Jan 2017
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Derby Tup
Many lapwing breed and overwinter inland. I associate them at least as much with high pasture land and freshwater as estuarine conditions. They are fabulous birds of wild 'big sky' country. If I drove the six miles or so to Skipton from home now I'd be amazed if I didn't see any  Look out for the closely related golden plover too. Smaller (slightly) and more likely seen higher up. The breed inland in the Dales too
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Jan 2017
1:41pm, 27 Jan 2017
22,420 posts
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Derby Tup
bbc.co.uk Now then, where are my Walshes? 
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Jan 2017
1:43pm, 27 Jan 2017
11,253 posts
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Fenland (Fenners) Runner
There is a Great Tit in the garden. Actually update, there are a pair of Great Tit's. That's moderately rare, usually Blue Tit's. |
Jan 2017
1:53pm, 27 Jan 2017
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Fragile Do Not Bend
We aren't terribly high up, about 60m above sea level, but it's mostly large arable fields around here. I will keep my ears open for golden plovers.
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Jan 2017
1:54pm, 27 Jan 2017
17,626 posts
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Meglet
I've seen lapwings here, frequently. Peewits my dad would call them, after the sound they make. They also have a weird very flappy flight. Yesterday I think I had the whole range of garden birds in a very short space, blue, great, coal and long tailed tits, robin, blackbird. Ok, not quite the who,e range but a lot at one go! |
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Jan 2017
2:52pm, 27 Jan 2017
22,421 posts
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Derby Tup
I grew up calling them peewits too Meglet
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Jan 2017
3:39pm, 27 Jan 2017
1,348 posts
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Surelynot
Peewits for me, as well.
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Jan 2017
4:33pm, 27 Jan 2017
1,446 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
I never came across them as a child, the countryside near home was mostly woods and orchards. I'm doubting my identification now as the birds were only making one syllable calls, not a pee-wit noise. But I have an app on my phone with sound clips and that gave one syllable calls for lapwings. Do they do both? |
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Jan 2017
6:07pm, 27 Jan 2017
17,627 posts
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Meglet
They also make a weird squeaky sound, a bit like electrical interference I think!
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Jan 2017
6:14pm, 27 Jan 2017
168 posts
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bonners
I'm teaching my nephew about peewits, he is two and can't say lapwing. A first for me today, up Conwy Mountain and came across a chough, then I got a lovely flypast as it went back to feed. Dare I say I was chuffed?
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