LITTLE RINGED PLOVER

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

900                  LITTLE RINGED PLOVER              Charadrius Dubius

SINGAPORE               (43)

Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, occurring on coastal mudflats, sandy beaches, canals, and open muddy ground adjacent to ponds. 17 cm. Distribution: breeds across much of Eurasia, from North Africa and Europe to Indian sub-continent, east Asia, Philippines and New Guinea; northern populations migrate to winter on coasts of Africa, Middle East, Indian sub-continent and much of East and Southeast Asia to N Australia.