Roger Powell / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticlua) calling and territorially displaying on the tideline. Langbuness, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark, Norway

Fabrice Cahez / Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Brittany, France, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) flock standing in water, Brittany, France, October.

Sebastian Muenter/ BIA / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) with prey, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering/ BIA / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) stretching, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Loic Poidevin / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) group with one Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and one Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Marais Breton, Vendée, France, January.

Phil Savoie / Area closed sign, due to nesting birds including Common tern, Least tern, Piping plover, Dennisport, Massachusetts, USA, August.

Robin Chittenden / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Norfolk, England, UK, May.

Robin Chittenden / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) foraging on shoreline, Iceland June

Robin Chittenden / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) foraging on shoreline, Iceland June

Melvin Grey / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult male, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May.

Melvin Grey / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) chicks hiding in tideline debris. Shetland, Scotland, UK, May.