Grey Plover
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Estuaries, mudflats (winter).
Diet: Marine worms, molluscs.
Best time to spot: Sentinel of the tideline.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- European Golden PloverUncommon · Moorland (summer); fields (winter)
- American Golden Plover · Coastal turf (autumn passage)
- Pacific Golden Plover · Coastal turf (very rare vagrant)
- Bar-tailed GodwitUncommon · Estuaries
- Common ShelduckUncommon · Estuaries
- Pink-footed GooseUncommon · Stubble
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