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.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male, Oman, November

Gerrit Vyn / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) on mud flats, Rudong, China, October

Luis Quinta / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) chick in sand near nest, Costa da Caparica Beach, Portugal, May.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male, Oman, January.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) chick, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) female with chick, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest with three eggs, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) nest with three eggs, Oman, May

Mathias Schaef / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) wading, Salalah, Oman

Mathias Schaef / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Spain

Bob Steele / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Thailand

Ingo Waschkies / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Andalucia, Spain

Karl Seddon / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Palawan, Cuyo Islands, Philippines

Bence Mate / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Pusztaszer, Hungary

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in flight over Arabian Sea, Oman, February.

Gerrit Vyn / Adult Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) incubating on nest. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Baldwin County, Alabama, USA. June 2010. NB. This section of coastline was affected by the BP Deepwater...

Gerrit Vyn / Heavily oiled adult Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus). This bird was oiled by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Baldwin County, Alabama, USA. June.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} adult, Dhofar, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} chick, Socotra, Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} on mud flats, Socotra, Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} female on ground nest with two eggs, wet belly feathers, Barr al Hikman, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} stretching, Khawr Ghubah, Socotra Island, Yemen

David Kjaer / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} on nest Lesbos, Greece

Elio Della Ferrera / Flock of Kentish plover and other waders in flight {Charadrius alexandrinus} Gujarat, India

Jean E. Roche / Kentish plover nest with newly hatched chick and eggs (Charadrius alexandrinus) Camargue, France

Steve Knell / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} female at nest with eggs, Greece

Jose B. Ruiz / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} male, Alicante, Spain

Elio Della Ferrera / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} flock roosting, Gujarat, India

David Kjaer / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Female, Lesbos, Greece

David Kjaer / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Female on nest, Lesbos, Greece

Jean E. Roche / Nest of Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrius} with eggs, Camargue, France.

Jean E. Roche / Kentish plover defense display {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

David Kjaer / Snowy plover {Charadrius nivosus} California, USA

David Kjaer / Kentish plover male at nest with eggs {Charadrius alexandrinus} Lesbos Greece

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male incubating eggs on ground nest, Europe

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) eggs camouflaged in ground nest, Europe

Mike Read / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

Paul Hobson / Kentish plover male {Charadrius alexandrinus} Lesbos, Greece

Mike Read / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

DAVID TIPLING / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) female. England, UK, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Kentish Plover female on nest with egg visible, Spain, Europe

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

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

Markus Varesvuo / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) brooding chicks. Israel. May.

Markus Varesvuo / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male on shoreline. Happy Island, China.

Nick Upton / Coastal lagoon protected for breeding Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) by no entry sign and a wire fence, Montana Roja Natural Reserve, El Medano, Tenerife, August.

Nick Upton / Costal lagoon protected for breeding Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Montana Roja Natural Reserve, El Medano, Tenerife, August.

Roger Powell / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) running. Ebro Delta sand spit, Catalonia, Spain, April.

Roger Powell / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in threat pose, running fast and low to chase off an interloper. Ebro Delta sand spit, Catalonia, Spain, April.