On the MWT reserve Coed Dinas just outside Welshpool—very close to bird hide—with low light on the such beautiful plumage, greens and mauves–so striking 🙂
Whilst we may welcome little egrets, avocet resurgence isn`t the almost complete loss / extinction in Radnor such a tragedy ?? what has happened ??
Radnor Bird Blog 
Pleased you enjoyed the Lapwing at Llyn Coed y Dinas. They are fairly regular visitors to the reserve and I am surprised they are a rarity in Radnorshire, it maybe the higher ground levels you have.
Land drainage and sheep !!!
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+++1 and silage crops rather than hay in july methinks; lapwing in Wales in general are suffering a catastrophic decline 😦 😦