. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIID^-. 543. THE KENTISH PLOVER. .^GiALiTis cantiAna (Latham). The Kentish Plover is easily recognizable by its incomplete pectoral band. It arrives on the shores of England in April, and departs, as a rule, in September; but individuals which were prob- ably migrants from the Continent have been obtained on the east coast in October, Bridlington in Yorkshire being the most northern locality in which they have been noticed. Even in Lincolnshire the species is of rare occurrence, though more frequent in Norfolk and Suffolk ; but on the shin
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIID^-. 543. THE KENTISH PLOVER. .^GiALiTis cantiAna (Latham). The Kentish Plover is easily recognizable by its incomplete pectoral band. It arrives on the shores of England in April, and departs, as a rule, in September; but individuals which were prob- ably migrants from the Continent have been obtained on the east coast in October, Bridlington in Yorkshire being the most northern locality in which they have been noticed. Even in Lincolnshire the species is of rare occurrence, though more frequent in Norfolk and Suffolk ; but on the shingle-beaches of Kent (whence it was first described), as well as in Sussex, it formerly bred in considerable numbers, though collectors have contributed to its decrease. West- ward its appearance is unusual; and only a few specimens are recorded from Devon and Cornwall; but in the Channel Islands it is not uncommon, especially on Guernsey and the neighbouring islets. To Ireland it is a very rare visitor. As a wanderer the Kentish Plover has been recorded on-four occasions from the south-west of Norway, and it breeds in the south of Sweden, though it is rare on the Baltic coast of Germany. In Denmark, Holland and Belgium it is fairly numerous, while in France and the Spanish Peninsula it is abundant, both on the sea- shore and on brackish lagoons at some distance inland. It appears. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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