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Lapwings, telling us one thing, and intending another; talking of
The Decameron 2004
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Lapwings, humbugs too, but humbugs in a prettier cause, started from the shrubberies where their eggs were hidden, and fluttered lamely towards the open.
The Lady Paramount Henry Harland 1883
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A waterman had gained an inkling of what had occurred from one of the crew of the _Lapwings_ boat, and I was soon surrounded by people asking questions of how it happened.
Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The Amazing Journey of eight satellite-tagged Lapwings as they travel from Kazakhstan to the wintering grounds.
10,000 Birds 2010
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Sociable Lapwings are classified as critically endangered by Birdlife International, but their numbers have been on the incline with the discovery of two large flocks in 2007. sign up by email.
Planetsave 2009
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Sociable Lapwings had been discovered staging in Turkey.
10,000 Birds 2009
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Sociable Lapwings are classified as critically endangered by Birdlife International, but their numbers have been on the incline with the discovery of two large flocks in 2007. sign up by email.
Planetsave 2009
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Sociable Lapwings had been discovered staging in Turkey.
10,000 Birds 2009
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Sociable Lapwings are classified as critically endangered by Birdlife International, but their numbers have been on the incline with the discovery of two large flocks in 2007. sign up by email.
Planetsave 2009
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Lapwings nest on the same sort of ground, and their nests look very similar to hare forms.
WordPress.com News 2009
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