Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria feeding on a rocky beach in Kemeri National Park

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The species is included in the Annex I of the Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds, Birds Directive. The Eurasian Golden Plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

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Size: 5360px × 3588px
Location: seashore of Riga Gulf in Lapmezciems, Kemeri National park, Tukums district, Kurzeme, Latvia
Photo credit: © Ainars Aunins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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