lapwing
Iridescent crested wader
A lapwing is a crested plover found across Europe and Asia, known for its iridescent green-black plumage and distinctive call.
The bird's erratic, tumbling flight during breeding displays gives it its name—from an Old English word meaning "leap" and "wink" or flicker.
Also called a peewit for its cry.
Compact coastal wading bird
- killdeerNorth American shorebird
- waderShallow-water walker
- curlewShorebird with downcurved bill
- sandpiperSmall wading shorebird
avocet · godwit · redshank · turnstone · oystercatcher · whimbrel · sanderling · dotterel
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- swoopingDescending in curves
- divingEntering water deliberately
erratic · zigzag · wheeling · crest · iridescent · plumage · calling · mewing
Rub harshly against
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
chicks · fledglings · hatching · breeding · ground-nesting · camouflage · cryptic · downy
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- fenLow marshy ground
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
floodplain · pasture · grassland · estuary · polder · reedbed · farmland · delta
Collective harassment behavior
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- feigningPretending to feel something
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
dive-bombing · aggressive · guardian · sentinel · watchful · decoy · luring · predator
plover
Compact coastal wading bird
sandpiper · avocet · godwit · redshank · turnstone · oystercatcher · whimbrel · sanderling · dotterel · snipe
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- swoopingDescending in curves
diving · erratic · zigzag · wheeling · crest · iridescent · plumage · calling · mewing · spectacular
scrape
Rub harshly against
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
brooding · chicks · fledglings · hatching · breeding · ground-nesting · camouflage · cryptic · downy · territorial
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
meadow · floodplain · pasture · grassland · estuary · polder · reedbed · farmland · delta · sedge
mobbing
Collective harassment behavior
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- feigningPretending to feel something
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
vigilant · dive-bombing · aggressive · guardian · sentinel · watchful · decoy · luring · predator · intruder
- Old Bird Nameschaffinch, jackdaw, nightjar, osprey, kestrel
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- Mediterranean wildlifedolphin, monk seal, loggerhead turtle, sea turtle, green turtle
- Moorland Wildlifecurlew, skylark, dunlin, merlin, mountain hare
- Ploversplover, killdeer, dotterel
lapwingnightingale
Thrush famed for night singing
song thrush · skylark · mockingbird · canary · blackbird
lapwingwoodpecker
Tree-drilling bird
eagle · cliff swallow · oriole · weaver bird · heron
lapwingforest bird
Avian inhabiting woodlands
woodpecker · owl · penguin · albatross · toucan