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Living on an estuary, we were delightfully surprised by the avian visitors we had during the recent bitterly cold weather.

One day we looked out and in the field next door, there was a very handsome bird we had not seen for a very long time – a Lapwing. Its Latin name is Vanellus vanellus but it is also called the Peewit because of its distinctive call. We were surprised by the Peewit’s appearance because according to all the information we found about its range, it isn’t supposed to be in Wales during the winter. Read the rest of this entry »