Plover eggs
Videos
Plover eggs were a form of eggs as food, and a seasonal delicacy of western Europe. Gathered from wild green-plover nests, a practice called plover egging, these eggs were perceived to be particularly
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) mating pair and nest, 18th or 19th century illustration from the Netherlands
Northern lapwing
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The northern lapwing, also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.
Plover eggs
…Plover eggs were a form of eggs as food, and a seasonal delicacy of western Europe. Gathered from wild green-plover nests, a practice called plover egging, these eggs were perceived to be particularly flavorful and were snatched up by avid rural foragers and, in turn…
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
female displaying
Egg – MHNT
Chick