European Golden Plover
16 May 2011 09:29 Filed in: Charadriidae Waders Shorebirds Plovers & Lapwings Plovers France Cote d'Azur Iceland Reykjanes Peninsula Reykjavik
Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy • Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, May 2011
Bird name: European Golden Plover
Latin: Pluvialis apricaria
Other: Pluvier doré (Fr) • Goldregenpfeifer (De) • Chorlito dorado común (Es) • Piviere dorato (It) • Goudplevier (Nl) • Ljungpipare (Sv) • Tarambola-dourada (Pt)
Family: Charadriidae • Plovers & Lapwing, Waders
Range: Breeds Iceland, UK, Scandinavia, Russia etc, winters further south.
Similar: Pacific Golden Plover, American Golden Plover
A lovely shot above of a European Golden Plover in breeding plumage in Iceland, early May.
Below, a European Golden Plover in Reykjavik, Iceland, May.
Below, a European Golden Plover in the mouth of Var in Nice, France, May.
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