Which Plover please 🙏 (1 Viewer)

[MattG]

Seen in Kos a couple of days ago, been trying to I.d but from what I can gather it hasn't got the correct colour legs or bill for a ringed plover (unless juvenile?) , hasn't the yellow eye ring for little plover and looks wrong for a kentish plover ? Probably basic stuff but I'm lost lol. Any help would be great thanks

 

[Richard Prior]

Have you got the Collins Guide Matt? It is particularly helpful with the Plover problem you have. Your bird is a Common Ringed Plover, showing a prominent supercilium and with the black beneath the eye having a rounded edge.

 

[MattG]

Hi Richard and thanks. I thought the ringed plover had bright yellow legs and bill , is it a juvenile? I don't have the Collins Guide unfortunately

 

[Richard Prior]

Hi Richard and thanks. I thought the ringed plover had bright yellow legs and bill , is it a juvenile? I don't have the Collins Guide unfortunately

Sorry, yes it’s a young bird. I can’t recommend the Collins enough, it’s available as an App for mobile phone if you prefer that to the paper version, with calls and songs on it too.

 

[MattG]

Thanks Richard I will have a look

 

[MattG]

Sorry, yes it’s a young bird. I can’t recommend the Collins enough, it’s available as an App for mobile phone if you prefer that to the paper version, with calls and songs on it too.

Do you prefer the app or paper version?

 

[Winterdune]

Get both - absolutely invaluable. And if you are using an Android phone the book is 3rd edition whereas the app is still on edition 2 (it's been updated for iPhone only so far, unfortunately).

 

[Bewick]

Is the 3rd edition a worthy successor to the second edition? I have the second edition, should I upgrade.

Also unrelated- but personally for me, a lot of online resources from independent authors are extremely invaluable. I have found great resources for distinguishing waders, raptors, gulls etc, reading them the past few months has made me much more confident in identifying the more difficult birds on the field. Just a few weeks ago I was completely unable to age gulls, now I'm much more confident because of internet sources.

Edit- Birdguides has some good articles on separating some of the more difficult species.