Ringed Plover
The Ringed Plover is a small plover with a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill. The legs are orange and only the outer two toes are slightly webbed. Juvenile ringed plovers are duller than the adults in colour, with an often incomplete grey-brown breast band, a dark bill and dull yellowish-grey legs.
The Ringed Plover breeds on open ground on beaches or sandflats across northern Eurasia and in Arctic north east Canada. Some birds breed inland and in western Europe they nest as far south as northern France. They nest on the ground in an open area with little or no plant growth.
The Ringed Plover is migratory and winters in coastal areas south to Africa.
Date: 2nd June 2015
Location: Svarfaðardalur, north east Iceland
The Ringed Plover breeds on open ground on beaches or sandflats across northern Eurasia and in Arctic north east Canada. Some birds breed inland and in western Europe they nest as far south as northern France. They nest on the ground in an open area with little or no plant growth.
The Ringed Plover is migratory and winters in coastal areas south to Africa.
Date: 2nd June 2015
Location: Svarfaðardalur, north east Iceland
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Also in: North east Iceland
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