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Living World: The Wader with the Crest

10/01/2016

The Wader with the Crest

BBC Radio 4 - Living World, The Wader with the Crest

Lionel Kelleway investigates why lapwings are disappearing from the British countryside.

Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 2000, Lionel Kelleway is joined by lapwing and green plover.

Chris Packham relives programmes from The Living World archives. In this programme recorded in 2000, Lionel Kelleway is joined by Andy Wilson in Norfolk. There was a time when lapwing, green-plover, pewit, call it what you will, were a common sight over the British countryside. At the time of recording Lionel Kelleway tries to discover why lapwings - our only crested wader - are disappearing from the British countryside.

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