. British birds. Birds. VOL. GREY PLOVER ON THE VENESEI. 165 During the second week of August I visited Och Marino, a dreary promontory about twenty miles further down the estuary. Here the Grey Plover had un- doubtedly bred, for I spent a long time in watching a bird which showed much uneasiness at my presence, shamming injury first at one spot and then at another. I did not succeed in marking down the young, NESTING-PLACE OF GREY PLOVER ON THE GOLCHIKA RIVER. (Photographed by Miss M. D. Haviland.) Indeed, by that date they must have been nearly full fledged. As this species wa
. British birds. Birds. VOL. GREY PLOVER ON THE VENESEI. 165 During the second week of August I visited Och Marino, a dreary promontory about twenty miles further down the estuary. Here the Grey Plover had un- doubtedly bred, for I spent a long time in watching a bird which showed much uneasiness at my presence, shamming injury first at one spot and then at another. I did not succeed in marking down the young, NESTING-PLACE OF GREY PLOVER ON THE GOLCHIKA RIVER. (Photographed by Miss M. D. Haviland.) Indeed, by that date they must have been nearly full fledged. As this species was so local and scarce on the Yenesei, I was not able to make many notes on its return migra- tion. Like the Asiatic Golden Plover, it remains until rather late in August, for I saw a flock of about fifteen flying over the river on August 22nd, and saw a single bird on the sandflats with Dunlins and Ringed Plover on August 26th. These birds were probably migrants from the north. I think that the reason that the bird is so scarce in the middle of the estuary is the lack of suitable habitat, for except at such spots as Och Marino,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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