Thailand
Gray-headed Lapwing
Breeds in northeast China and Japan
...winters in northern Southeast Asia
...vagrants found in Russia, the
Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
Vanellus cinereus
(L 13.4-14.6")
Rice fields near Inthanon
Highland Resort
20Mar2016
Vanellus means litle fan.
O lapwing, thou fliest around the heath,
Nor seest the net that is spread beneath.
Why dost thou not fly among the corn fields?
They cannot spread nets where a harvest yields.
(William Blake)