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AndyK · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:04

Spotted this bird whilst walking next to the ground of Castle Howard and am curious to know what it is, had a look on RSPB website but struggling to find anything similar! Thanks for your help!

StuartReeves · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:06

Not a bird of prey but a wader; it's a Lapwing.

deborah4 · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:06

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Originally Posted by AndyK

Spotted this bird whilst walking next to the ground of Castle Howard and am curious to know what it is, had a look on RSPB website but struggling to find anything similar! Thanks for your help!

It's a Lapwing (not a bird of prey)

nickderry · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:06

It's a lapwing.

Original PaulE · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:07

imaybe being thick but looks like a lapwing

deborah4 · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:07

seem to have cross posted with the previous answer!

AndyK · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:10

thanks everyone, new to this so not much experience. Lapwing looks to have a long thin beak on pics I look at, this birds beak looks short & fat?

nickderry · Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:45

the angle makes the beak look different to other photos, lapwing's beak is short anyway. There is no way a birdwatcher can mistake a lapwing. Was it making lots of funny noises? it looks like it's in its display flight. They have a loud Peeeeeee- wit! call, nece the old name of Peewit.

birdboybowley · Monday 8th March 2010, 06:19

Don't worry Andy - I had a mate who used to maintain the green at a golf course and he dragged me out one afternoon to check out this weird bird of prey that chased anything that moved and kept dive-bombing people...I didn't have a clue what he was describing until we chugged out there on a buggy - yep, lapwings! They get very defensive when nesting and make their wicked calls as Nick says, sounding a bit like a radio being tuned in!
PS You can't clear a sand bunker in a golf buggy.......

AndyK · Monday 8th March 2010, 07:26

Thanks everyone. Yes it was definately making some strange noises, it was one of the main reasons for my curiosity!

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:04	#1
AndyK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Duffield Posts: 510	Large bird of prey; Castle Howard, North Yorkshire Spotted this bird whilst walking next to the ground of Castle Howard and am curious to know what it is, had a look on RSPB website but struggling to find anything similar! Thanks for your help! Attached Thumbnails

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:06	#4
nickderry C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Besançon, France Posts: 12,732 My location	It's a lapwing. __________________ NEW Website!!! Nick Derry Wildlife Artist on FACEBOOK

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:07	#5
Original PaulE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hurstpierpoint West Sussex Posts: 862 My location	imaybe being thick but looks like a lapwing __________________ PaulE

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:07	#6
deborah4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sussex Posts: 6,593	seem to have cross posted with the previous answer!
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Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:45	#8
nickderry C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Besançon, France Posts: 12,732 My location	the angle makes the beak look different to other photos, lapwing's beak is short anyway. There is no way a birdwatcher can mistake a lapwing. Was it making lots of funny noises? it looks like it's in its display flight. They have a loud Peeeeeee- wit! call, nece the old name of Peewit. __________________ NEW Website!!! Nick Derry Wildlife Artist on FACEBOOK

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:06	#2
StuartReeves Casual Eurocrat Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 3,678	Not a bird of prey but a wader; it's a Lapwing.

Sunday 7th March 2010, 21:10	#7
AndyK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Duffield Posts: 510	thanks everyone, new to this so not much experience. Lapwing looks to have a long thin beak on pics I look at, this birds beak looks short & fat?

Monday 8th March 2010, 06:19	#9
birdboybowley Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: W Sussex, England Posts: 6,222 My location	Don't worry Andy - I had a mate who used to maintain the green at a golf course and he dragged me out one afternoon to check out this weird bird of prey that chased anything that moved and kept dive-bombing people...I didn't have a clue what he was describing until we chugged out there on a buggy - yep, lapwings! They get very defensive when nesting and make their wicked calls as Nick says, sounding a bit like a radio being tuned in! PS You can't clear a sand bunker in a golf buggy....... __________________ "...Bureaucracy is a parasite that preys on free thought and suffocates free spirit..." Douglas Adams www.adambowleyart.com

Monday 8th March 2010, 07:26	#10
AndyK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Duffield Posts: 510	Thanks everyone. Yes it was definately making some strange noises, it was one of the main reasons for my curiosity!

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