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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mole1" data-source="post: 1414879" data-attributes="member: 64873">I just can't rule EGP out either.  It may be AGP, but I think the supercilium should perhaps be a bit more pronounced and wider (although could it squash at rest ?- I seem to have got rid of all my photos of plovers at rest for some reason <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).  However, there are a number of pluses for AGP as noted by others in this thread.I have seen some EGPs that look quite promising at rest and then look like a EGP when they start walking around.  I think this will "the one that got away" as don't think you can prove conclusively one way or the other.</blockquote>