Plovers

Southern-Plover

There are over 60 species of plover found throughout the world and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like curlews do. They feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups.

Discover 7 species from the British Stone Curlew and Avocet to the African Crowned and Blacksmith Plovers.

Avocet 150x150 - Pied Avocet
Feb Blacksmiths Plover 150x150 - Blacksmith Lapwing
Southern Lapwing 5302467 150x150 - Southern Lapwing
Masked Plover 6290667 150x150 - Masked Lapwing

Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

There are 62 species of Plover found all over the world. The majority are long legged birds of marsh or grassland, inland or coastal, with obvious exceptions from desert to mountain. The nest is usually some form of scrape on the ground, with the eggs being heavily marked as camouflage,...

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