golden plover

Pluvier doré - Pluvialis apricaria European - Golden Plover

About 80 arrived while watching the terns so must be new in as i watched great sight

Pacific Golden Plover in Wooley Lagoon, Alaska.

Another first for me. This was taken on top of the Pennines. It was as curious of me as I was of it :)

was just on my daily Bird Round in my Home area when i saw this Beautiful Juvenile American Golden Plover alone in the Grassfield above my town Port Nice finish on the daily route :) saw a two Ruffs and 7 Eurasian Curlews and a Bar tailed Godwit all those are vagrants in Iceland :)

Golden Plover at Quinta Do Lago. My first ever sight of this magnificent plover.

I thought I would refrain from posting another picture just before I left on my long drive. I am taking the boat to England tonight. But I can't resist showing you that image of a golden plover because I was so pleased to see that bird. It was on its own among other waders, dunlins, sanderlings...

Living up to its name

Taken on my local moor and one of a pair that bred there this year.

Great to see these upland waders breeding on my local moor on the very Southerly tip of their range in the UK.

hi went looking for these guys today and found them yippee but they were quite distant.

A bit of a long distance shot of these birds at Oare Marshes

Golden Plovers and Lapwings. Brenne ( Berry), yesterday.

handheld; 0.00 EV; 1/1250s; f/8; ISO 400 Glad to see this beautiful and scarce winter visitor in my area, yet rather wary and ready to take off quickly... this time I was lucky to spot the flock about to land in front of my car. It was amazing to see how mimetic they were while feeding: if I...