Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on April 30th 2021.
(1/1600th sec at f9. © David Hastings)
Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on August 2nd 2022.
(1/1000th sec at f9. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 15.5 - 18cm; WS: 32 - 35cm

A small plover with a distinctive black and white head pattern, similar to the Ringed Plover. It has a short black bill, pale legs and a distinctive yellow eye-ring.

It can be found in most of England and southern Wales.

It breeds on bare, usually sandy or gravelly terrain near fresh water. These are often man-made sites such as reservoirs and gravel pits.

It is migratory, spending the winter in Africa. Birds arrive in March and leave again in late June and July.

Green status. There are between 1200 and 1300 breeding pairs in the UK.

Sightings

02-Aug-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1juv)
25-Apr-2022	:	Rushy Common, Oxon	(1)
07-May-2021	:	Graven Hill, Oxon	(2)
30-Apr-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
14-Apr-2019	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(2)
23-Mar-2019	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
12-Nov-2018	:	Extremadura, Spain	(2)
09-Jun-2018	:	Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk	(2)
12-Mar-2018	:	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands	(2)
10-Mar-2018	:	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands	(2)
28-Apr-2015	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
16-Apr-2015	:	Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon	(2)
12-Apr-2015	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
01-Aug-2014	:	Leighton Moss, Lancashire	(2)
19-Jun-2014	:	nr Mirovo, Bulgaria
04-May-2014	:	Teifi Estuary, Ceredigion	(2)
27-Jun-2012	:	Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk	(2)
25-Jun-2012	:	Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk	(4)
05-Mar-2009	:	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
04-Mar-2009	:	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
03-Mar-2009	:	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
30-May-2005	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
22-May-2005	:	Quinta da Rocha, Portugal
19-May-2005	:	Castro Marim, Portugal