Lapwing

Birdnuts

Anyone seeing a lot of pairs this spring/summer?? I've had a bit of time off recently and spend it birding around my parents place near Naas. Seems to be a surprising amount of Lapwings displaying in any type of suitable bare ground like quarries, reclaimed dump sites etc. I wonder where these birds are coming from given the species is under pressure in many parts??. Maybe Boora is producing a surplus of birds that are spreading out?? Either way its great to see this iconic species bouncing back a bit:)

Hotei

I saw quite a few Lapwing on the boglands of Lullymore (near Rathangan, Co.Kildare) last month. There's vast areas of open water close to the Crabtree nature reserve, and I saw several aerial courtship displays. They were making the most wonderful calls. A small flock overwinters on the Curragh each year before dispersing in early Spring.

Capercaillie

Lapwing in steep decline, they badly need intensive predator control to save them.

whyulittle

I only saw the trailer online, but RTE's The Zoo programme on Sunday were at Boora looking at the unexpected benefits to Lapwing from the Grey Partridge management.

https://www.facebook.com/zootvseries/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf

Birdnuts

Capercaillie wrote: »

Lapwing in steep decline, they badly need intensive predator control to save them.

No disputing that - just surprised about how many are displaying about the place this year. Having said that they do seem to be better at defending their nests then other wader species from the likes of crows, magpies etc.