West Midlands, UK (1 Viewer)

Good afternoon
I was up on the hills (bracken and gorse moorland) this morning in dense fog and heard a pretty distinctive call but wasn't sure what it was. A group of perhaps 80 birds circled quite high above and I was able to get the attached photos. I tried to record sound (they were calling infrequently) but the wind noise was too strong. Listening to some bird calls when I got home, Golden Plover seems possible. Any ideas from the photos? Many thanks!

Yes, you're correct, Golden Plover. A distinct call of an upland and moorland bird. They group together in their hundreds if not thousands during winter, a fair percentage moving southwards to coasts, estuaries and ploughed or stubble fields.

Yes, Golden Plover.

Thank you both! So happy I saw them. A new bird for me.