Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Charadriidae — Plovers

Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, breeds across temperate and subarctic Eurasia, from the British Isles, Scandinavia and the Baltic states through Russia to north-east China, and south through Turkey, the Caspian region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. Outside the breeding season it moves to north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, northern Pakistan and India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, eastern China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam. It is a wader with rounded wings and a crest, and the male shows a long crest with a black crown, throat and breast set against a white face.

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae — Plovers
Breeding range
Palearctic: widespread inland temperate and subarctic Eurasia: British Isles, Scandinavia and Baltic states to Iberian Pen. e through s, c Russia to se Russia and ne China, s through Turkey and Caspian region, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia (nw, nc China)
Nonbreeding range
to n Africa, Arabian Pen., sub-Himalayan n Pakistan and n India, c, s Japan, Korean Pen., e China, Taiwan and n Vietnam
Northern Lapwing
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Tours where you can spot this bird

12 tours in India 4, France 2, Austria 2, Poland 2, Hungary 1, Portugal 1

Early Spring Birdwatching Tour in Hungary
Early Spring Birdwatching Tour in Hungary
Hungary / Kecskemet Private tour 5 days

Use five early-March days to combine Hungary’s wintering geese and raptors with Great Bustard, mountain woodpeckers, Wallcreeper and early...

From EUR 750 Next: Mar 8, 2027
Private Bird Photography in Marais Breton Vendéen
Private Bird Photography in Marais Breton Vendéen
France / Bouin Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day bird photography and observation on a 14-hectare Marais Breton site with nine ponds, wet meadows and several hi...

From EUR 120
Private Brière Birdwatching Outing
Private Brière Birdwatching Outing
France / Saint-Malo-de-Guersac Private tour 1 day

A private three-hour birdwatching outing in the Brière wetlands, combining seasonal bird observation with local wetland and heritage interp...

From EUR 120
Private Vorarlberg Meadow and Alpine Birding with Alpinus
Private Vorarlberg Meadow and Alpine Birding with Alpinus
Austria / Dornbirn 1 day

A private 3 to 5-hour birding experience in Vorarlberg, with seasonal options in the Rhine Valley meadows, around Körbersee or on the Kanis...

Private Rhine Delta and Lake Constance Birdwatching with Alpinus
Private Rhine Delta and Lake Constance Birdwatching with Alpinus
Austria / Fußach 1 day

A private 3 to 4-hour birding outing in the Rhine Delta and Lake Constance region with biologist and nature guide Lukas Rinnhofer or his spe...

Land Meets Sea: Coastal Birdwatching and Private Boat
Land Meets Sea: Coastal Birdwatching and Private Boat
Poland / Gdańsk Private tour 1 day

Combine a guided walk on the western side of Mewia Łacha with a private boat trip for a different view of Baltic birds and grey seals....

Mewia Łacha Coastal Birdwatching Adventure
Mewia Łacha Coastal Birdwatching Adventure
Poland / Gdańsk Private tour 1 day

Follow a five-hour private loop through pine woodland, riverbanks and sandy dunes to watch coastal birds at the eastern end of Sobieszewo Is...

Tagus Estuary Birdwatching Boat Tour from Lisbon
Tagus Estuary Birdwatching Boat Tour from Lisbon
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 2.5h

A small-group birdwatching boat trip from central Lisbon into the Tagus Estuary, accompanied by a marine biologist and ornithologist....

From EUR 55
Kaziranga & Meghalaya Short Birding Tour
Kaziranga & Meghalaya Short Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 6 days

Guwahati – Kaziranga National Park - Shillong - Cherrapunji...

Nameri Kaziranga Short Birding Tours
Nameri Kaziranga Short Birding Tours
India / Guwahati Private tour 6 days

Guwahati – Nameri National Park - Kaziranga National Park...

Assam Short Birding Tours
Assam Short Birding Tours
India / Guwahati Private tour 5 days

Dibrugarh – Tinsukia – Maguri Beel - Tinsukia – Digboi - Dehing Patkai - Jeypore Forest Range...

Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 13 days

Delhi – Dibrugarh – Mishmi Hills - Mayodia Pass - Roing - Tinsukia - Maguri Beel - Digboi - Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary - Jeypore F...