Lapwing - 1949

Monday, October 7, 2013 at 10:15AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1949 BoP, Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Common resident in suitable moors and wet ground, although somewhat local in distribution.  Breeds on the islands, where also moulting flocks find refuge.

R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society

Article originally appeared on Birds in Pembrokeshire (http://pembsbirds.squarespace.com/).