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Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) call
A wheezy, plaintive 'pee-wit' that gives it its old name, Peewit; tumbling display flights over fields.
Listen to the Northern Lapwing call
A field recording of the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) by bitsandbugs, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Northern Lapwing in farmland and wetland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Northern Lapwing
These birds belong to the plover family, like the Northern Lapwing, so their calls can sound alike.
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Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
A piercing kill-DEER, often given on the wing at night.
Questions
Questions about the Northern Lapwing
What does the Northern Lapwing sound like?
A wheezy, plaintive 'pee-wit' that gives it its old name, Peewit; tumbling display flights over fields. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Northern Lapwing?
The Killdeer sounds similar.
Where can I hear the Northern Lapwing?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Northern Lapwing call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 5: Farmland & Open Country. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Northern Lapwing in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Northern Lapwing comes in Level 5: Farmland & Open Country. That Level is about fields, hedgerows and big skies.
Learn it with these birds in Level 5 of Birds of England
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Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
An unbroken bubbling song delivered high overhead.
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Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
A dry repeated phrase that ends on one long thin note.
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Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
A pleasant, rapid twittering of trills and buzzes from hedges and gorse.
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Carrion Crow Corvus corone
A hard, rolling 'kraah-kraah-kraah', usually in threes; an all-black crow seen singly or in pairs.
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Rook Corvus frugilegus
A flat, grating 'kaah', deeper and more nasal than a crow; noisy colonies in tall trees by fields.
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Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
A bright, squeaky 'tchack!' or 'kyow' from chimney pots and church towers; a small grey-naped crow.
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Red Kite Milvus milvus
A high, wavering whistle, 'weee-oo-weeoo-weeoo'; a russet raptor with a deeply forked tail.
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Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
An explosive double croak followed by whirring wingbeats.
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