Plover? - Poland (2 Viewers)

[AGDK]

Hello

This evening I saw 3 birds, which I would assume was plovers , based on how they look, but also how they moved around..

It was very significant that one of them had a black patch on the stomach, (bird to the right). The size was similar to Lapwings, which was close to them at times..

When they moved, it was like a Lapwings, bending forward and taking 5-10 steps, they standing straight again.. I have never seen Golden Plover around here at this time of the year and normally Grey Plovers are scarce around here at this time, with usual only sightings of 1 at a time and usual only males.. The 2 on the left doesn't look like males.. Only other birds, which have this black patch on stomach would be a Dunlin, which it surely wasn't.. Too big and short bill..

I have many pictures, but all of them in very bad quality, due to distance and heat waves..

The reason for asking is just because I never saw a Grey Plover in July and I would love to add it to my "July list" in the local area here

Place is north west Poland...

Can anyone help me to some sort of conclusion..

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
any more pictures?
If forced, I would opt for Europen Golden Plovers for all three birds:

• colouration is good for all three
• they appear not stocky enough for Grey Plover, and pear shaped jizz for smallish head is good for Golden Plover
• and first think of common birds (Always consider this:"Häufige Arten sind häufig und seltene Arten sind selten") No offence you know

But more pictures are better to asses these points with confidence imo.

Edit: having written this, the central bird might be a Grey Plover. And: wer lesen kann ist klar im Vorteil. Is it possible that you post more pictures? Thanks!

 

[Butty]

Presumably all golden plovers - and, given the very low quality of the photos (no offence), I wouldn't see any point in guessing further.

 

[AGDK]

Thanks for the inputs..

Here is some more cropped photos..

@Butty, I know the quality is very low.. But sometimes I'm amazed by peoples ability to determine things, based on small details available in the pictures.. So that's why I give it a long shot..

 

[Butty]

I know the quality is very low.. But sometimes I'm amazed by peoples ability to determine things, based on small details available in the pictures.. So that's why I give it a long shot

Sure - no harm in asking 👍🏻 And my opinion on the ID of (all) these photos is as given above.

 

[AGDK]

Thanks Butty and Alexander for the inputs then..

I'll go with presumably 3 Golden plovers then..