Vin Browne
Lapwing, aka Green Plover or Peewit. ; Vanellus vanellus.
Some of the local names are Tieve's Nacket (Shetland)
Toppyup (Borders)
Lappy (Yorkshire)
There are probably a few more depending where you live,
The Lapwing is portrayed by Chaucer as a deceitful bird where it is said to be "ful of trecherye" (sic),
The word Plover was used in the 17th century as a Nickname for Prostitutes and other 'deceitful women',
The associations linger to this day, the collective noun being a 'Deceit of Lapwing',
That Shetland local name earlier Tieve's Nacket means 'Thieve's Imp'!
The Latin name Vanellus vanellus comes from Medieval Latin Vannus = A Winnowing fan, a large fan used to blow the chaff from the grain at harvest, still used in some countries, when used it makes a whooshing sound with each stroke similar to the sound of the sound a Lapwing's wings make when swooping at anything or anyone going near the nest site or in display flight,
In Germany 'Kiebitz' which can also mean a Nosy Parker or voyeuristic onlooker who gives an unasked for commentary, Thank you Mart Achtman for that info :^D, perhaps from its habit of watching any activity and calling out incessantly !
Over the centuries Lapwing have suffered at our hands both birds and eggs taken for food in 1860 more than 3,000 eggs where taken on one estate, it is still lawful to take Lapwing eggs under licence.
Thank you all who view, comment or fave, it is greatly appreciated.
Lapwing, aka Green Plover or Peewit. ; Vanellus vanellus.
Some of the local names are Tieve's Nacket (Shetland)
Toppyup (Borders)
Lappy (Yorkshire)
There are probably a few more depending where you live,
The Lapwing is portrayed by Chaucer as a deceitful bird where it is said to be "ful of trecherye" (sic),
The word Plover was used in the 17th century as a Nickname for Prostitutes and other 'deceitful women',
The associations linger to this day, the collective noun being a 'Deceit of Lapwing',
That Shetland local name earlier Tieve's Nacket means 'Thieve's Imp'!
The Latin name Vanellus vanellus comes from Medieval Latin Vannus = A Winnowing fan, a large fan used to blow the chaff from the grain at harvest, still used in some countries, when used it makes a whooshing sound with each stroke similar to the sound of the sound a Lapwing's wings make when swooping at anything or anyone going near the nest site or in display flight,
In Germany 'Kiebitz' which can also mean a Nosy Parker or voyeuristic onlooker who gives an unasked for commentary, Thank you Mart Achtman for that info :^D, perhaps from its habit of watching any activity and calling out incessantly !
Over the centuries Lapwing have suffered at our hands both birds and eggs taken for food in 1860 more than 3,000 eggs where taken on one estate, it is still lawful to take Lapwing eggs under licence.
Thank you all who view, comment or fave, it is greatly appreciated.