Little Ringed Plover
Nesting waders in this country have sadly declined due to a reduction of wetlands. However, the story of the little ringed plover in north-west Europe since the 1930s provides an impressive exception.
Little Ringed Plover
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae ...
Little ringed plovers were seldom seen in the UK prior to the second world war. Since then, hundreds have arrived and made it their summer home. They come in search of nesting sites in the wide expanses of shingle in river valleys.
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus - Nest with eggs
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Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula - Greater Ringed Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii - Greater Sand Plover (photo)
Charadrius morinellus - Eurasian Dotterel (photo)
Charadrius placidus - Long-billed Plover ...
Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
Wilson's Plover, Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus ...
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (A) ...
 See also: Ringed plover, Lapwing, Plover, Pheasant, Little tern
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