Golden Plover   Pluvialis apricaria

Few documented records. It is a rare breeding summer visitor and common passage migrant, with a few birds over-wintering occasionally.

 

There have been a few failed attempts by this species to breed, in 1969, 1970, 1982 and 2003. The most recent breeding was by a pair near the school, in 2005, although success is not known.

 

Peak counts during autumn passage have ranged between 50 and 350, but on average the peak is around 90 in most years.

 

7 birds are known to have over-wintered 1997/1998.