American Golden Plover
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal turf (autumn passage).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Slimmer than European Golden.
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
- Pacific Golden Plover · Coastal turf (very rare vagrant)
- European Golden PloverUncommon · Moorland (summer); fields (winter)
- Grey PloverUncommon · Estuaries
- Little Bunting · Coastal scrub (autumn passage)
- Blackpoll Warbler · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
- Bluetail · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
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