Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria feeding in frosty weather Cley Norfolk winter

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A medium-sized plover with a distinctive gold and black summer plumage. In winter the black in replaced by buff and white. They typically stand upright and run in short bursts. Very wary on the breeding grounds. In winter they form large flocks which fly in fairly tight formation with rapid, twinkling wingbeats. In summer they inhabit upland moorlands in the S Uplands and Highlands of Scotland, the Western and Northern Isles, the Peak District, N Yorkshire, Wales and Devon. In winter they move to lowland fields, forming large flocks, often in the company of lapwings They occupy their breeding grounds from May to September. Winter flocks start to appear and build up after the breeding season with largest numbers between November and Feb. They eat Worms and beetles

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Size: 4833px × 3191px
Location: Norfolk England UK
Photo credit: © Ernie Janes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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