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Lapwing Collection

The lapwing, also known as the peewit or Sociable plover wader bird, is a captivating creature that can be found in various locations across the UK

Background imageLapwing Collection: Northern Lapwing Waterlevel perspective of bird standing in shallow water. Cleveland, UK

Northern Lapwing Waterlevel perspective of bird standing in shallow water. Cleveland, UK
ROY-158 Northern Lapwing - Waterlevel perspective of bird standing in shallow water. Cleveland, UK Vanellus vanellus Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing Yell, Shetland, UK BI010861

Lapwing Yell, Shetland, UK BI010861
COS-1977 Lapwing Yell, Shetland, UK Vanellus vanellus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cley Norfolk April

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cley Norfolk April

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing - male in breeding territory

Lapwing - male in breeding territory
USH-867 LAPWING - Male in breeding territory Vanellus vanellus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing

Lapwing
Vintage lithograph from 1883 of a Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding on moorland Northumberland April

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding on moorland Northumberland April

Background imageLapwing Collection: Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing
ROY-113 Northern Lapwing - Waterlevel perspective of birds roosting in shallows of wetland. Cleveland, England. UK Vanellus vanellus Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageLapwing Collection: Northern Lapwings and black-headed gulls Silhouette of birds roosting in shallow flood meadow at

Northern Lapwings and black-headed gulls Silhouette of birds roosting in shallow flood meadow at sunrise. Cleveland, UK
ROY-124 Northern Lapwings and black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) Silhouette of birds roosting in shallow flood meadow at sunrise

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing - with young

Lapwing - with young
CK-3317 LAPWING - chicks x three in soil Vanellus vanellus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLapwing Collection: Sociable plover wader bird

Sociable plover wader bird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing - on machair - North Uist - Outer Hebrides

Lapwing - on machair - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
GET-1784 Lapwing - on machair North Uist - Outer Hebrides Vanellus vanellus Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing Shetland Mainland, UK BI010852

Lapwing Shetland Mainland, UK BI010852
COS-1974 Lapwing Shetland Mainland, UK Vanellus vanellus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLapwing Collection: Woodcks, Scolopax rusticola male 1, female 2, snipe, Gallinago gallinago 3, ruff

Woodcks, Scolopax rusticola male 1, female 2, snipe, Gallinago gallinago 3, ruff, Philomachus pugnax male 4, female 5
FLO4574046 Woodcks, Scolopax rusticola male 1, female 2, snipe, Gallinago gallinago 3, ruff, Philomachus pugnax male 4, female 5, lapwing, Vanellus vanellus 6, sanderling, Calidris alba 7

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lying dead lapwing, 1827. Creator: Jean Bernard

Lying dead lapwing, 1827. Creator: Jean Bernard
Lying dead lapwing, 1827

Background imageLapwing Collection: A Yellow-wattled Lapwing, 1720-1792. Creator: Aert Schouman

A Yellow-wattled Lapwing, 1720-1792. Creator: Aert Schouman
A Yellow-wattled Lapwing, 1720-1792

Background imageLapwing Collection: Small flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying in to rest after migration. Cresswell Pond

Small flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying in to rest after migration. Cresswell Pond, Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, September

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) portrait in upland hay meadow, Upper Teesdale, CO Durham

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) portrait in upland hay meadow, Upper Teesdale, CO Durham, England, UK, June

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Skomer, Wales, UK. April

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Skomer, Wales, UK. April

Background imageLapwing Collection: DDE-90038279

DDE-90038279
South America, Brazil, Pantanal. Southern lapwing walking in grass. Date: 21/07/2004

Background imageLapwing Collection: Northern Lapwing (colour litho)

Northern Lapwing (colour litho)
3121115 Northern Lapwing (colour litho) by Wright, Magnus (1805-68), Ferdinand (1822-1906) & Wilhelm von (1810-87); (add.info.: Svenska Faglar efter Naturen och pa sten ritade)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Rajasthan, India BI032091

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Rajasthan, India BI032091 Date: 23-Feb-20

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing, from Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs published by Frederick Warne & Co

Lapwing, from Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs published by Frederick Warne & Co
3438532 Lapwing, from Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1958 (colour litho) by Thorburn

Background imageLapwing Collection: Magnum Opus: Capercailzie, pub. 1933 (colour litho)

Magnum Opus: Capercailzie, pub. 1933 (colour litho)
STC421778 Magnum Opus: Capercailzie, pub. 1933 (colour litho) by Wearne, Harry (1852-1929); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageLapwing Collection: Peacocks and other Birds by a Lake

Peacocks and other Birds by a Lake
PAR63374 Peacocks and other Birds by a Lake by Hondecoeter, Melchior de (1636-95); Private Collection; ePartridge Fine Arts, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing (colour litho)

Lapwing (colour litho)
6023480 Lapwing (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lapwing. Illustration for Book of Natural History by F O Morris (Groombridge)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwings by the Sea (oil on canvas)

Lapwings by the Sea (oil on canvas)
2956821 Lapwings by the Sea (oil on canvas) by Laidlay, William James (1846-1912); 30.48x38.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageLapwing Collection: African wattled lapwing, Vanellus senegallus

African wattled lapwing, Vanellus senegallus
African wattled lapwing or Senegal wattled plover, Vanellus senegallus (Striped-throated lapwing, Vanellus strigilatus). handcoloured, steel engraving, William Lizars, William Swainson, illustration

Background imageLapwing Collection: Building the 'Lapwing'and 'Ringdove'Dispatch Gun-Vessels by Gaslight, at Cowes (engraving)

Building the "Lapwing"and "Ringdove"Dispatch Gun-Vessels by Gaslight, at Cowes (engraving)
1608386 Building the " Lapwing" and " Ringdove" Dispatch Gun-Vessels by Gaslight, at Cowes (engraving) by English School

Background imageLapwing Collection: Magnum Opus: Canvasbacks, pub. 1933 (colour litho)

Magnum Opus: Canvasbacks, pub. 1933 (colour litho)
STC421779 Magnum Opus: Canvasbacks, pub. 1933 (colour litho) by Wearne, Harry (1852-1929); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageLapwing Collection: Birds in a landscape

Birds in a landscape
GG80888 Birds in a landscape by Hondecoeter, Melchior de (1636-95) (attr. to); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageLapwing Collection: Tame peewit relaxing by the fire with pet cat and dog in a house in winter

Tame peewit relaxing by the fire with pet cat and dog in a house in winter
6337394 Tame peewit relaxing by the fire with pet cat and dog in a house in winter by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Eggs: Ring Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Lapwing, Dotterell

Eggs: Ring Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Lapwing, Dotterell
3438381 Eggs: Ring Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Lapwing, Dotterell, from Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1958 (colour litho) by Thorburn

Background imageLapwing Collection: Friends of the Farmer (colour litho)

Friends of the Farmer (colour litho)
3653423 Friends of the Farmer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friends of the Farmer)

Background imageLapwing Collection: A British Squadron in Italy (engraving)

A British Squadron in Italy (engraving)
1098057 A British Squadron in Italy (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A British Squadron in Italy)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Bible Natual History, No. 4 (chromolitho)

Bible Natual History, No. 4 (chromolitho)
3649359 Bible Natual History, No. 4 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bible Natual History, No. 4)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing

Lapwing
LLM338737 Lapwing by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lapwing. A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain by R. Bowdler Sharpe (1896).); © Look and Learn

Background imageLapwing Collection: Eggs

Eggs
LLM339526 Eggs by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eggs. Familiar Wild Birds by W Swaysland (Cassell, c 1900).); © Look and Learn

Background imageLapwing Collection: Grallatores, Wading Birds (colour litho)

Grallatores, Wading Birds (colour litho)
6016777 Grallatores, Wading Birds (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grallatores, Wading Birds)

Background imageLapwing Collection: Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock flying past houses of west London. London, UK

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock flying past houses of west London. London, UK. February

Background imageLapwing Collection: A Lapwing

A Lapwing

Background imageLapwing Collection: Vanneaux et Sarcelles, 1862. Creator: Felix Bracquemond

Vanneaux et Sarcelles, 1862. Creator: Felix Bracquemond
Vanneaux et Sarcelles, 1862. [Lapwing and teal]

Background imageLapwing Collection: Vanellus, Vanneau (The Lapwing): Livre d Oyseaux (Book of Birds), 1655-1660

Vanellus, Vanneau (The Lapwing): Livre d Oyseaux (Book of Birds), 1655-1660

Background imageLapwing Collection: Tamworth B77 5 Map

Tamworth B77 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tamworth B77 5

Background imageLapwing Collection: Lapwing and Young, 1865, (1942). Creator: John Gould

Lapwing and Young, 1865, (1942). Creator: John Gould
Lapwing and Young, 1865, (1942). Female and chicks of the plover family, from " Birds of Britain" by John Gould. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher

Background imageLapwing Collection: Pied lapwing strolling the rivers edge

Pied lapwing strolling the rivers edge



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The lapwing, also known as the peewit or Sociable plover wader bird, is a captivating creature that can be found in various locations across the UK. From the Northern Lapwing standing gracefully in shallow water at Cleveland to the Lapwing Yell in Shetland, these birds are truly a sight to behold. One cannot help but admire their beauty and elegance as they navigate through their natural habitats. Whether it's the Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding on moorland in Northumberland or the male lapwings proudly displaying their vibrant plumage in their breeding territory, these birds never fail to impress. Even historical depictions of this magnificent species, like George James Rankin's artwork from 1910, showcase its timeless appeal. The lapwings' presence adds life and charm to any landscape they inhabit. These birds are not only visually stunning but also play an essential role within ecosystems. Their interactions with other species, such as black-headed gulls roosting together at sunrise in shallow flood meadows at Cleveland, highlight their significance within nature. Furthermore, witnessing a lapwing caring for its young is a heartwarming experience that showcases their nurturing instincts and dedication as parents. It reminds us of the importance of protecting these delicate creatures and preserving their habitats for future generations to enjoy. Whether you spot them on machair at North Uist or on Shetland Mainland itself, encountering a lapwing is always an unforgettable encounter. These remarkable birds continue to captivate us with their gracefulness and remind us of nature's wonders all around us.