Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 

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Status: Resident all year round
Scots Names: Peesweep, Peeweet, Chewit, Lappie, Wallopieweet
Size: 30cm
Habitat: Wet meadow, pasture, flooded fields and estuaries
Food: Invertebrates
UK population: 154,000 pairs in Summer
Breeding: Up to 4 eggs, incubation up to 34 days
Call Note: Metallic, nasally 'peeeeeerwhit' with soft churrs and screeches
Status: RED