COMMON RINGED PLOVER

 

Photographed at Roebuck Bay, Broome, December 2023

1333                   COMMON RINGED PLOVER                    Charadrius hiaticula

AUSTRALIA                    809

Also known as Ringed Plover. Breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. Common ringed plovers are migratory and winter in coastal areas south to Africa. In Norway, geolocators have revealed that adult breeding birds migrate to West Africa.[3] Many birds in Great Britain and northern France are resident throughout the year.Rare but regular vagrant to Australia with widespread sightings.