Not a wonderful shot and I couldn't see a topknot on his head but think it may be a lapwing. This is just one of the flock that flew out of the field down Wood Lane yesterday.
Latin name: Vanellus vanellus
Family: Plovers and lapwings (Charadriidae)
Where to see them: Lapwings are found on farmland throughout the UK particularly in lowland areas of northern England, the Borders and eastern Scotland. In the breeding season prefer spring sown cereals, root crops, permanent unimproved pasture, meadows and fallow fields. They can also be found on wetlands with short vegetation. In winter they flock on pasture and ploughed fields. The highest known winter concentrations of lapwings are found at the Somerset Levels, Humber and Ribble estuaries, Breydon Water/Berney Marshes, the Wash, and Morecambe Bay.
When to see them: All year round. Leaves upland areas after the breeding season and moves to lowland fields for the winter. Large numbers of N European birds arrive in autumn for the winter.
What they eat: Worms and insects
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