Lapwing are around 28-31 cm long with a wingspan of 70-76cm. They are typically seen here on estuaries, farmland and wetlands ...

When the breeding season ends, lapwings gather in large numbers around our coastal mudflats and estuaries. While the bird is ...

Listen to Sean get lyrical about the lapwing above... About The Lapwing: The northern lapwing was declared Ireland's national bird in 1990. Perhaps this is in relation to its resemblance to the ...

The northern lapwing, to give the bird its proper name, is also known more commonly as the green plover or peewit from its ‘peewit’ call, especially eerie when heard in winter. The bird’s ...