Plover, not a fighter: masked lapwing nesting on Tasmanian cricket ground indifferent as play continues

Guardian World17 October 2026, 19:00 UTCUnited States of America

While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good inningsAt 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.Warming a nest of eggs, the bird has been affectionately dubbed “Faf Swoop Plessis” by locals – a play on former South African cricket captain Faf du Plessis. Continue reading...

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