Grey Plover
Taken at Skateraw on 28th November 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Skateraw on 24th November 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Kilspindie on 31st January 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Musselburgh on 23rd November 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Grey Plover.
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Local Names:		 Pluvialis squatarola.
Charadriiformes.
Charadriidae.
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Shallow scrape on the ground.
Molluscs, worms, crustaceans, and insects.
The face and neck are black with a white border, they have a black breast and a white rump. The tail is white with black barring. The bill and legs are black. They moult to winter plumage in mid August to early September and retain this until April, this being a fairly plain grey above, with a grey-speckled breast and white belly.
27 - 30 cm.
Early June.
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