Before I put up the magpie post, have a read of this article about another of our cute and quirky swooping bird species: the masked lapwing (or plover).

Here’s some tiny videos of:

Parents and eggs on media strip: https://youtube.com/shorts/sblRvGBlyPg

Both parents look after eggs and a swoop on a pedestrian: https://youtube.com/shorts/sblRvGBlyPg

an adult and chicks: https://youtube.com/shorts/sblRvGBlyPg