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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Golden Plover

Golden Plover

(European Golden Plover)

Pluviais apricaria

Gaelic : Feadag

Photography © Frank Stark
Eisgean - Pairc Hills - Lochs - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
24th March, 2007

 

"Merlin, plovers, pipits and larks have all returned to their moorland breeding grounds"

Frank Stark, 24th March, 2007

 

 

Our Golden Plover photographs

Golden Plover winter plumage	Golden Plover Breeding plumage not quite fully developed end of March	Golden Plover summer plumage fully developed Late April	Golden Plover Late April	Golden Plover Late April	Golden Plover Flock

 

Golden Plover records in the Western Isles

Fairly common resident or migrant breeder (100 - 999 breeding pairs), and fairly common winter visitor (occurs in small numbers)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the bird is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

 

 

Visit Frank's web site of his nature photography
www.frankstark.com

 

Other local bird photographs

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