Plover, not a fighter: masked lapwing nesting on Tasmanian cricket ground indifferent as play continues
While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good innings At Windsor Park in…
The Guardian reports: While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good innings At Windsor Park in Riverside, just outside Launceston in northern Tasmania, a masked lapwing has claimed prime real estate in the middle of a community sports ground, showing complete indifference to the weekend cricket matches taking place around it.
This sports story centres on South Africa. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Tasmanian, Windsor Park and Faf Swoop Plessis.
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- South Africa · Africa
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- Tasmanian, Windsor Park, Faf Swoop Plessis, Riverside
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- Sports
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