Golden Plover

British Trust for Ornithology - Wintering Golden Plovers
http://www.bto.org/survey/special/w-plover.htm
Explains how you can help increase knowledge base for golden plover and lapwings. Provides map illustrating results from international golden plover survey.

BTO - Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2001/wcrgolpl.htm
Peruse status summary including current conservation listing and long term trend. Also colour image and table showing fluctuations of population.

Elan - Golden Plover
http://www.elanvalley.org.uk/plover.htm
Study short description of golden plover and study close-up photograph of bird near large reservoir in the middle of Wales. Photographer’s name supplied.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Golden Plover
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/pacific_golden_plover.htm
Discover a little more about this wader with a mournful call by studying colour images of bird in natural environment. Dates and location supplied.

Parish Wildlife - Golden Plover
http://www.parish-wildlife.org.uk/Projects/Birds/GoldenPlover/background.htm
Review description of the golden plover recorded by Launceston Branch of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, UK. Offers small colour picture.

RSPB: Science - Impact of Disturbance Golden Plovers and Dunlins
http://www.rspb.org.uk/science/Processresearch/2004/disturbance.asp
Absorb this article from The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on how opening much of British countryside to walkers effected conservation of many moorland birds.

Wildlife Trusts, The - Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria
http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:bird&id=169/
Check out this short description of golden plover including appearance, habitat, and diet. Also supplies colour illustration of adult male and female.

Bird of the Week - Snowy Plover
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/SNOPLO/
Scan images of several plovers species and read of their range and reproduction. Supplies an audio file of the snow plover’s call.

Birds of Britain - Golden Plover
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/golden-plover.htm
Tells about the aquatic species’ flying abilities and the upswing in its numbers in Britain. Shares an illustration of the bird.

Birds of Iceland - Golden Plover
http://www1.bos.nl/~dvuijk/birds/data/Pluvialis-apricaria/pluvialis_apricaria.html
Gain a greater insight into this bird by studying a photo and finding a description of its song, plumage, and breeding habitat.

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