2005. For rarity finders Pacific Golden Plovers are one of the birds to seek out during the late summer period. Find out more about their occurrence patterns and identification. Articles Purple patch on Tiree – August 2006
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common. Taxonomy Ranking View European Golden Plover Gallery. European Golden Plover - Iceland © David Barker. European Golden Plover - Outer Hebrides © Jamie Can you help to solve some problematic plover puzzles? Latest Sightings of European Golden Plover. The latest
1 Jan 2010 A quick analysis of the British records since the 1986 split reveals that, predictably, most Pacific Golden Plovers were seen in the Northern Isles and down the east coast, whereas records of Americans, although widely scattered, inevitably had a stronger westerly bias. There is also a marked difference in
The golden plover is a medium-sized plover with a distinctive gold and black summer plumage. In winter the black in replaced by buff and white. UK breeding: 38,000-59,000 pairs. UK wintering: 420,000 birds The golden plover occupies their breeding grounds from May to September. Winter flocks start to appear and
28 Sep 2017 American Golden Plover at Porthellick, 28th September 2017.
Is that a female American Wigeon or a hybrid? American Golden Plover or the rarer Pacific? Some of birding's best-known ID experts provide the answers to these and many more identification conundrums. Category. All Categories, Advice, Britain & Ireland, Comment, Conservation, Destinations guide, Features, Garden
5 Aug 2005 Pacific Golden Plover and American Golden Plover were formerly treated as a single species, 'Lesser Golden Plover', which the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) 'split' in 1986 (BOURC, 1986). The Pacific Golden Plover breeds in the Siberian tundra from the Yamal peninsula east

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