Tony Heald / Kittlitz's sand plover (Charadrius pecuarius) in breeding plumage, Etosha National Park, Namibia October

Tony Heald / Kittlitz's sand plover (Charadrius pecuarius) juvenile, Etosha National Park, Namibia October

Vincent Grafhorst / Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) wading, Gaborone Dam, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) in shallow water, Gaborone Dam, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Kittlitz's plover (Charadrius pecuarius) Lake Tsimanampetsotsa soda lake, Tsimanampetsotsa Special Reserve. sw coast of MADAGASCAR, ringed for research

Paul Hobson / Kittlitz's sand plover {Charadrius pecuarius} adult on ground, Kenya.

Hermann Brehm / Kittlitz's plover, feathers fluffed after bathing {Charadrius pecuarius} Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) wading, Gaborone Dam, Botswana