Three birds of the water's edge in England

[cjf2]

Water Rail.(Rallus aquatics.) A relatively common bird of reed bass but it is rarely seen as they spend most of their time deep in the reeds.

Known simply as Avocet in the UK. It is sometimes termed Pied Avocet to distinguish it from other avocet species elsewhere in the world. (Recurvirostra avocet.) A bird that is the symbol of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and which has become much more numerous over the last 20 years.

• Canon - Canon EOS 7D
• TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1600 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 400

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Just called Lapwing in the UK but is also called Northern Lapwing to separate from the many lapwing species across the world. Also referred to as Peewit which comes from the sound of the sound it makes in flight. A once common bird of agricultural areas in England but which has declined more recently.

• Canon - Canon EOS 7D
• TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1600 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 400

 

[raythentic]

Simply beautiful!

Also referred to as Peewit which comes from the sound of the sound it makes in flight

Over here in the Netherlands it is called 'Kievit' as that is how we perceive the sound.

 

[nzmacro]

Excellent shots. Love the colours in that lapwing.

Danny.

 

[cjf2]

Excellent shots. Love the colours in that lapwing.

Danny.

Thanks. Most of the time the colours are much less obvious so it was nice to capture them in good light.

 

[Blufftonian]

Lovely shots.

And in North America the equivalent of the Lapwing is the Killdeer, again named after its call.