Northern Lapwing

The northern lapwing, also known as the peewit or green plover, is 28–33 cm long with a wingspan of 67–87 cm and a mass of 128–330 g. It has rounded wings and a crest, and its plumage is mainly black and white with a green tint to the back. The male has a long crest and a black crown, throat and breast contrasting with a white face, while females and young birds have shorter crests and less distinct head markings (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is highly migratory over most of its range, wintering as far south as North Africa, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of China, and migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. It is vocal in the breeding season, calling constantly while the male performs his tumbling display flight, and the typical contact call is a loud, shrill pee-wit. Three or four eggs are laid in a scrape in the ground, and its diet is mainly insects and other small invertebrates. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a winter migrant of wetland with a Moderate range of about 74,000 km² (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).