Any photos of the American Golden Plover at Penrice

["Mike Carter" <>]

Then Bob, it can't have been a very good photo! Anyway, birds in photos
don't call! There are excellent photos by Colin Rogers (who found it) and
David Harper of almost every aspect of the bird, and others have a few which
show some supplementary features. Amid many characters that declare that it
is an American and not a Pacific Golden Plover there may be one ambiguous
feature. ID is made easier because it is a juvenile.
The bird can be difficult to find even though it has a strong attachment to
one specific patch of that very extensive salt-works (even some locals
passed it when I was there) and in any case only persons with permits are
allowed entry. So contact a mate in South Australia with a permit and who
knows where it is if you want to see it!

Mike Carter
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