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Golden Plover 40 (heiðlóa)

Pluvialis apricaria. Urriðakot. 26-29cm. 200g. WS 67-76cm.The golden plover typically breeds in heathers both of low- and highlands but can occasionally found also in other habitats. In winter they migrate to western and southern Europe where they can be found on open arable land, meadows and river mouths

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Uploaded on July 11, 2012
Taken on May 6, 2012