The collective term for a group of lapwings is a "deceit of lapwings." This Spur-winged Lapwing or Plover got its name because of a spur (a small claw) hidden in each of its wings. The Spur-winged Lapwing is known to sometimes use the wing-claws in an attack on animals and, rarely, people, who get too close to the birds' exposed offspring.
It is a bit broken now, when I displayed it on the fence one day and the wind knocked it over.
I found it in a junk shop years ago -- it is not a local bird. The main birds I see from the hut are: herring gulls (the ones with the red blood on their beaks - the bill is yellow with a red spot which young peck at, inducing feeding ), rooks or jackdaws (I cannot tell the difference), pied wagtails and occasional sparrows.....some terns turn up, too --
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The rough sleeper was still asleep outside No. 15 -- I understand he is a young guy, 20s or 30s, who said that he sleeps every night at St Patricks Hostel, but sleeps at the beach huts during the day as he finds it difficult to find somewhere to go in the cold weather.
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