Little Ringed Plover
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Gravel pits, river shingle.
Diet: Insects, small invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Yellow eye-ring; summer migrant.
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
- Ringed PloverUncommon · Beaches
- Eurasian DotterelRare · Mountain plateaux (summer)
- Killdeer · Short grass (rare vagrant)
- Common TernUncommon · Coast and inland gravel pits
- White WagtailUncommon · Coast
- Black-necked GrebeRare · Reservoirs
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