Black-winged pratincole – Glareola nordmanni
is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. Black-winged pratincole is a bird of open country, and is often seen near water in the evening, hawking for insects. This pratincole is found in warmer parts of south east Europe and south west Asia. Its 2-4 eggs are laid on the ground. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, and is rare north or west of the breeding range. Black-winged pratincole is 24–28 cm long, with short legs, long pointed wings and a forked tail. It has a short bill, which is an adaptation to aerial feeding. The back and head are brown, and the wings are brown with black flight feathers. The belly is white and the underwings are black. We recently were priviliged on Gotland and had a brief visit of this beautiful bird.

This is the sound it makes
Recording by Albert Lastukhin from xeno-canto