John Waters / Wide-angle shot of wetland landscape at sunset, with Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying to roost, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

David Perpinan / Male Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) arriving at nest to incubate eggs, female leaves, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, June.

John Waters / Mixed flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) disturbed by hunting Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a flock of Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying over a flooded marsh, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

Gabriel Rojo / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) La Pampa, Argentina

Nick Garbutt / Male Southern Lapwings (Vanellus chilensis) displaying in grasslands, Chapada dos Guimaraes, Brazil, South America.

Nick Upton / Panning shot of partially flooded pastureland with large flocks of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight, Gloucestershire, England, UK,...

Nick Upton / Panning shot of a flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) landing on partially flooded pastureland near resting Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) and grazing Wigeon (Anas penelope), Gloucestershire,...

Nick Upton / Flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, with Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) flying in the background, Gloucestershire, England, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Flock of Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, turning together in evening light, Norfolk, UK.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flying low over a ploughed field, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, silhouetted at dusk, North Uist, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) adult in breeding plumage, Scotland, UK, June

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) adult in breeding plumage, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Lapwings are able to run just moments after hatching.

Andrew Parkinson / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) group roosting in the lagoons at Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, UK, October.

David Kjaer / Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flock in flight, Gloucestershire, England, UK. February

Steven David Miller / Masked lapwing / plover (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) chick walking, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Alan Williams / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in flight, being chased by Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) North Wales, UK, May

Laurie Campbell / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Peltomäki / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flying past windmill, Texel, Netherlands, May 2009

Markus Varesvuo / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Loviisa, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) portrait. Loviisa, Finland. June Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Hermann Brehm / Southern lapwing {Vanellus chilensis} Torres del Paine NP, Chile

Laurent Geslin / Lapwing {Vanellus vanellus} standing on one leg with wing outstreched. UK.

Steve Knell / Lapwing flock at dawn on marsh {Vanellus vanellus} winter, UK.

Geoff Scott-Simpson / Two Lapwing chicks camouflaged {Vanellus vanellus} Cheshire, UK

Murray Cooper / Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus), South America

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Black-winged Lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) calling during defensive display, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Agustin Esmoris / Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Misiones, Argentina

Winfried Wisniewski / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus), Masai Mara, Kenya

Duncan Usher / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) resting in shallow lake, Northumberland, England

Vincent Grafhorst / Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) wading in shallow water, Gaborone Dam, Gaborone, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) in wetland, Gaborone Game Reserve, Gaborone, Botswana

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

Jussi Murtosaari / Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Oittila, Finland. April.

Oscar Dewhurst / Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock in flight over sea channel, with industrial buildings of Teeside in the background. Durham, UK. October

Oscar Dewhurst / Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) standing on grass mound in moorland. Durham, UK. June.

Mike Read / Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock in flight over a reedbed pool, Ham Wall RSPB reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels and Moors, England, UK, February.

Guy Edwardes / Long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) calling. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Tui De Roy / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) in Patagonian grassland, Beagle Channel, Patagonia, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) Patagonian grassland, Beagle Channel, Patagonia, Argentina

Pal Hermansen / Wind turbine creating a hazard for migrating waders such as these Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). North Frisia, Germany. November 2019.

Eric Medard / Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) silhouetted at water edge, France, December

Jussi Murtosaari / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock in snow, forest in background. Laukaa, Central Finland. April 2019.

Jussi Murtosaari / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock in snow. Laukaa, Central Finland. April 2019.

Jussi Murtosaari / Common crane (Grus grus) fighting with Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Petajavesi, Western Finland. May.

Andy Rouse / Red wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) landing Ranthambhore, India

Robin Chittenden / Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) at waters edge, Sri Lanka.