Lapwing In flight over Mud flats Northern Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) Take to the air for safety, as a predator flies over head. Sometimes known as a Peewit, Green Plover, Teuchit, Hornpie, Flopwing, .Chaucer wrote of the 'false lapwynge, ful of treacherye', the lapwing has had an association with deceit, perhaps because of its beautiful plumage and joyous display flights.
