Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? When Plovers sense danger a parent bird will pretend to have a broken wing to distract predators.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticulus) running, South east Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Roger Powell / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} preening after bathing, Lochan, Glen Kingie, West-Inverness, Scotland, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ringed plover, female {Charadrius hiaticula} Norway.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula). Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula). Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula). Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) preening tail feathers. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult pulling worm from beach. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) with caught insect. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) with Great Skua (Stercorarius skua). Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.

Erlend Haarberg / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Iceland, June

Erlend Haarberg / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Iceland, June

Ben Hall / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on pebble beach, Wales, UK July

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) running along a beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) pulling a worm from beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) portrait on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in tidal shallows with insect prey, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult pulling a worm from beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Ernie Janes / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) feeding on mudflats, UK

Ernie Janes / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on saltmarsh, UK

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) at its nest with eggs. Vistula River Valley, Lublin Region, Poland, June.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shoreline, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May

Brent Stephenson / Female Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) sitting on its nest amongst stones. Pyramiden, Svalbard, June.

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult and juveniles. Finland, August. Magic Moments book plate, page 143.

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shoreline, Norway, June

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) perched on rocks at high tide, Finland, August

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) flock flying and landing in rain, Finland, August

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) perched on rock on shore, Finland, August

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) chick on shoreline, Finland, August

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) searching for food on shoreline, Finland, July

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shore, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) juvenile on shore, Hanko, Finland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shoreline, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) perched on rock, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shoreline, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Chadadrius hiaticula) Norway, July

Alan Williams / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) foraging on muddy shore in late afternoon light. Liverpool Bay, UK, December.

Fergus Gill / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on a pebble beach. Isle of Barra, Scotland, July .

Fergus Gill / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on a pebble beach. Isle of Barra, Scotland, July .

Markus Varesvuo / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in flight against blue sky, Finland, April

Roger Powell / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) pair copulating, Varanger shore, Arctic Norway. June

Roger Powell / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) wading in shallow water, Varanger shore, Arctic Norway. June

Alan Williams / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) running on beach in evening light, Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey, North Wales, UK, July 2010

Paul Hobson / Ringed plover chick {Charadrius hiaticula} camouflaged on nest, Yorkshire, UK

Alan Williams / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) roosting on rocks at high tide, North Wales Coast, UK, December

Chris Gomersall / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shore, Northumberland, England, May

Alan Williams / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) chick, Elmley Marshes, Kent, UK, May

Alan Williams / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on nest at side of track, Elmley Marshes, Kent, UK, April

Alan Williams / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on nest at side of track, Elmley Marshes, Kent, UK, April

Alan Williams / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in marsh habitat, Elmley Marshes, Kent, UK, April

Winfried Wisniewski / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) wading through shallow water, Netherlands

Gary K. Smith / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult in winter plumage by waters edge, Norfolk, UK, November

Andy Sands / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) approaching nest with eggs, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Dave Bevan / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on shore, UK

Dave Bevan / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) ground nest with four eggs, UK

Dave Bevan / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) perched on rock, standing on one leg, Wales, UK, December

Dietmar Nill / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight at the coast of the Balitic Sea island of Hiiumaa, Estonia

Dietmar Nill / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight at the coast of the Balitic Sea island of Hiiumaa, Estonia

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} walking in shallow water, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} standing in water, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} wading in shallow water, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Roger Powell / Ringed Plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) disputing territory, Varangerfjord, Arctic Norway

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)calling, Gednjehogda, Norway. June 2001

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on nest with newly hatched chicks and an egg, Gednjehogda, Norway. June 2001

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} Denmark

Konstantin Mikhailov / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula tundrae) on the sandy shore of Barents sea, Nenetskiy Zapovednik reserve in extreme lower reaches of Pechora River, Siberia, Russia

Jose B. Ruiz / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} Alicante, Spain

David Welling / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} Rear view, Canada.

Steve Knell / Ringed plover at nest + eggs {Charadrius hiaticula} Shetland Is, Scotland, UK

Andy Sands / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} on sand at low tide, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Andy Sands / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} In rain among Machair grassland, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Andy Sands / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} profile on sand at low tide, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Andy Sands / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} on sand at low tide, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula) Agger Tange, Denmark

Dietmar Nill / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} + Dunlin {Calidris alpina} flocks in flight.

Philippe Clement / Ringed plover foraging in mud {Charadrius hiaticula} Netherlands

Philippe Clement / Ringed plover foraging in mud {Charadrius hiaticula} Netherlands

Philippe Clement / Ringed plover foraging in mud {Charadrius hiaticula} Netherlands

David Welling / Ringed plover feigning injury {Charadrius hiaticula} Canada.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ringed plover, female with chicks and egg {Charadrius hiaticula} Norway.

Brian Lightfoot / Ringed plover at nest on ground {Charadrius hiaticula} Scotland, UK

Martin H Smith / Ringed plover on machair {Charadrius hiaticula} South Uist, Scotland, UK

Brian Lightfoot / Ringed plover nest + eggs {Charadrius hiaticula} Scotland, UK

Robin Chittenden / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Salthouse, Norfolk, England, May

Jasper Doest / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Texel, Netherlands

Colin Varndell / Ringed plover {Charadrius hiaticula} on pebbles, UK

Flip de Nooyer / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult portrait, western Europe

Mike Read / Ringed plover male scraping nest hollow {Charadrius hiaticula} UK

David Welling / Ringed plover feigning injury {Charadrius hiaticula} Canada