Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male at nest, Europe

Pedro Narra / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) profile, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June

Pedro Narra / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) two on beach, Sado Estuary, Portugal. October

Tomasz Zawadzki/ BIA / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Fuerteventura, Spain

Konrad Wothe / Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) on nest, Camargue, France, Europe. February

Hans Glader/ BIA / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male, Lesvos, Greece

Hans Glader/ BIA / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male, Lesvos, Greece

David Williams/ BIA / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) running, Goa, India

Konrad Wothe / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male, Camargue, France, February.

Aurelien Audevard/ BIA / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) parent with chick, France

Gerrit Vyn / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) flying around wind turbines. These wind turbines pose another obstacle to migratory shorebirds in the Yellow Sea. Rudong, China. October.