Kentish plover

Charadrius alexandrinus
Plovers (Charadriidae)

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Small plover with brown back and wings, white belly, black band on forehead and eyes. Black collar, tail tip, legs and beak. 
While breeding the ♂ has a chestnut brown cap.

Seen on shorelines or on brackish water, runs along the water searching for food. 

⇔ l. 15-17 cm

Migratory bird breeding in Europe and wintering in western Africa. 

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≈ The differentiator to the CHARADRIUS DUBIUS (Little ringed plover) and CHARADRIUS HIATICULA (Ringed plover) is that these have a complete collar.

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