Tag: Golden plover
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Blending into the background: Golden Plovers on the North York Moors
I’m no expert on bird identification, but I think these birds are Golden plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in their winter plumage. I didn’t notice them at first, a flock of about a dozen birds, until they suddenly flew up fifty meters or so in front of me, their white underwings flashing as they flew closely together…