Little Ringed Plover
The Little Ringed Plover is a small plover with a distinctive black and white head pattern similar to the Ringed Plover. It has a black beak and pale (not orange) legs and close views reveal a distinctive yellow eye-ring. In flight it shows a plain brown wing without the white wing bar that the Ringed Plover has.
The Little Ringed Plover can be found in most of Eurasia and north west Africa. In the UK, it is mainly found in England and is uncommon in Wales and Scotland. It is a migratory species, arriving in March from its wintering grounds in Africa and leaving again in July. The breeding habitat is open gravel or shingle areas near fresh water, including gravel pits, reservoirs, islands and river edges Nests are located on the ground on stones with little or no plant growth. Both males and females take turns incubating the eggs.
The Little Ringed Plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Date: 17th April 2023
Location: Abberton Reservoir, Essex
The Little Ringed Plover can be found in most of Eurasia and north west Africa. In the UK, it is mainly found in England and is uncommon in Wales and Scotland. It is a migratory species, arriving in March from its wintering grounds in Africa and leaving again in July. The breeding habitat is open gravel or shingle areas near fresh water, including gravel pits, reservoirs, islands and river edges Nests are located on the ground on stones with little or no plant growth. Both males and females take turns incubating the eggs.
The Little Ringed Plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Date: 17th April 2023
Location: Abberton Reservoir, Essex
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