Birds of the World

Charadriidae : Lapwings & Plovers

Eurasian Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

female - Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012

Golden Plovers are a subarctic bird that nest throughout upland Britain (mostly in the Scottish Highlands). In winter they occur in large flocks around the coasts and also inland on pastures and fields where there is an abundant supply of invertebrate prey.

female - Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012