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A flight of lapwings in Friesland, the Netherlands Royalty Free Stock Photo

A flight of lapwings in Friesland, the Netherlands

The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) is a bird in the plover family. In autumn the lapwings are gathering for migrating to the south of Europe. The name lapwing indicates to the lapping sound its wings make in flight.