Lakes Water Bird
| Water Bird | |
|---|---|
| Role | two seat experimental seaplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | A.V. Roe Ltd |
| Designer | (float) E.W. Wakefield |
| First flight | (as seaplane) 25 November 1911 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Glenn Curtiss design |
The Lakes Water Bird or Waterbird, sometimes known as the Avro Curtiss-type, is remembered as the first consistently successful British seaplane, developed by the Windermere-based Lakes Flying Company, during 1911.