Moin, #Goldenplover and #Dunlin are almost extincted in Germany, so we can see them only during #birdmigration or as winter guests.
At this time of the year they still have some rest of their summer plumage.
Sorry for bad pictures, I haven't had my birding equipment around during family holiday.
#SchleswigHolstein western #BalticSea #Birding #Waders #NABU #Ostsee
#Goldregenpfeifer #Alpenstrandläufer

Blending into the background: Golden Plovers on the North York Moors

I'm no expert on bird identification, but I think these birds are Golden plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in their winter plumage.

I didn't notice them at first, a flock of about a dozen birds, until they suddenly flew up fifty meters or so in front of me, their white underwings flashing as they flew closely together with the wind. The ...

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#Kildale #Goldenplover #Pluvialissquatarola

Golden Plover at Mývatn, Iceland, 2013. Not the best picture from a technical perspective, but I like its expression. And the midge on his neck.

#birds #GoldenPlover