I tried to post this item to the list yesterday, following on from
Tom's post, but the software with limited intelligence guarding this
newsgroup keeps rejecting the post [eg it doesn't like the word for an
infant aviod], so I have modified the post and am submitting it is
sections.
Basically, I have looked at upwards of 100 photographs of Kentish /
Snowy Plovers [did a google search under "charadrius alexandrinus
photo" - meant I could access photos from around the world].
The one thing I can say is that there is a huge variation in the
appearance of the plovers, both in terms of apparent shape [some look
small and puffy, while others look more the size and shape of a lesser
sand] and in their plumage. For example, some have very substantial
white eye brows extending back towards the neckband, while on others
the eye brow is short, narrow or almost non-existent. The neck band is
of variable width, as is the shoulder patches / chest line. Some
plovers would appear to have a complete chest band when viewed from
side on. Some plovers have dark legs while others have lemon-grey
legs. Some plovers also have a very fine black line running above
their ear coverts. The following websites should help people with
future discussions over possible Charadrius alexandrinus sightings ...
[see part two]
Regards, Laurie.
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