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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T19:00:40+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/plover-not-a-fighter-masked-lapwing-nesting-on-tasmanian-cricket-ground-indifferent-as-play-continues
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/plover-not-a-fighter-masked-lapwing-nesting-on-tasmanian-cricket-groun-738b4e/

While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good innings At 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

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