Blackbird-ish sized birds, black and white, swooping and darting quite low to the ground- reminded me at first of big bats! I think sort of fringed wing tips. Really distinctive song, like an electronic device almost. 3 of them yesterday late afternoon on Bridge-end Pasture near Ladybower.
Any ideas?

Baby robin.

EVIL MAGPIES!!!!!

(no idea)

Ducks, definitely ducks.

Lapwing

Magpies? They make a noise like a demented tin-opener.

Lapwings – easy as soon as you said ‘electronic device’ call!

I’d also go with a lapwing – very bat-like flight, looks a bit like some shaking a flannel.

Think this was done last week… Sounds like lapwings, their call is very shrill.

EDIT: Too slow

(Lapwing)

@bear – you win the prize for worst photo ! (so far)

Lapwing it is, thanks bird nerds! 😉

The electronic device-like call goes “peeeeeeee-wit”.

Hence another name for the lapwing is peewit or green plover.

Hence another name for the lapwing is peewit or green plover.

or, according to an Orcadian farmer I met ‘flappy dishcloths’

Does the lapwing in bearnecessities’s picture come from the same pet shop that sold this parrot ?