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Next Monday is the International Plover Appreciation Day!

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Subject: Next Monday is the International Plover Appreciation Day!
From: "David McDonald (personal)" <>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:31:31 +0000
>From http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/beach-nesting-birds/plover-appreciation-day

What is Plover Appreciation Day?
September 16th is Plover Appreciation Day. This special day is aimed at raising awareness of the plight of ground-nesting plovers around the world! Many plover species are highly threatened, largely due to their habitats being some of the most popular for human recreation, e.g. the beach, shores of lakes and wetlands, or even open grasslands. This, together with their highly camouflaged nests and cryptic behaviours, mean that humans can have major impacts on the survival of eggs and chicks, without even knowing it! The key to coexistence between people and plovers is awareness, understanding and sharing space with them. Help us save these amazing, loveable birds by participating in Plover Appreciation Day!

In Australia, the day will honour our beloved Hooded Plovers, Red-capped Plovers, Black-fronted Dotterels, Spur-winged Plovers, and overseas, Piping Plovers, Shore Plovers, Snowy Plovers, Kentish Plovers and the list goes on! If it’s a plover, we plan to appreciate it!

So what does the day entail? ... more at http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/beach-nesting-birds/plover-appreciation-day

For info - David
PS interesting that Birdlife Australia includes the Spur-winged Plover sub-species of the Masked Lapwing (correctly the Southern Masked Lapwing) in this Appreciation Day!
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