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Lapwing

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)


The lapwing has a distinctive crest and round wing shape, it is usually found on lowland areas of farmland, but can be found in wading in wetlands. A breeding and winter visitor to Arran, with sightings in the Shiskine Valley, Kilpatrick and Mayish. They prefer to feed nocturnally on moonlit nights on a diet of worms and insects. Their nest is a ground scrape which is defended noisily and aggressively.

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