Tuesday 3 February 2009

Birder's Bonus 37



On a snowy day in Loughor, Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) were strutting their stuff by the estuary and flying about.

2 comments:

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Paul Brain said...

Sounds like fun- I had a project student study a pack of these animals at West Midlands Safari Park but not as exotic as Cambodia.

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