10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLDEN PLOVER»
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Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World
The Golden Plover, as she was called from then on, made a voyage to Europe
and after that entered service in England. In 1982 she was put up for sale. Owner:
Sydney Maritime Museum Home port: Sydney Year of construction: 1874 ...
2
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
In this plumage it might be mistaken for an American Golden Plover but it is larger
than that species and has no trace of golden flecks on the mantle or wing coverts.
If doubt arises, flush the bird and it should reveal jet-black ovals ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
3
The Sound Approach to Birding: A Guide to Understanding Bird ...
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva, Tacumshin, Wexford, Ireland, 16 July 1 988
(Killian Mullamey) To illustrate the problems writers of field guides experience,
listen to the first track on the accompanying CDl.Then try using adjectives to ...
Formerly known as the Lesser Golden-Plover, this species is a regular spring
transient found at certain open places along the coast and at opportune times in
large, open fields; wetlands; and plowed fields primarily during March and April.
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Shorebirds: The Birds, the Hunters, the Decoys
The lesser golden plover often associates with the black- bellied plover and,
when they were lesc rare, with the eskimo curlew. A hundred years ago it was not
unusual to see great flocks of many thousands of these birds. Cruising speeds by
...
John M. Levinson, Somers G. Headley, 1991
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Call is a drawn-out, three-note whistle, the second note lower-pitched. Range:
Nests on Arctic tundra. Common migrant in Great Lakes region. Uncommon to
rare elsewhere in interior. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica L 101/4" (
26 ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
7
Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
These are American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica, Pacific Golden Plover P.
fulva, European Golden Plover P. apricaria and Grey or Black‐bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola. They are all migratory Arctic or subarctic breeding species.
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
GOLDEN PLOVERS Previously known as the Lesser Golden Plover, with two
races, but now given full specific status as American Golden Plover and Pacific
Golden Plover. Rare vagrants that reach our shores in non-breeding plumage
when ...
9
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
TITE SPECIES Pacific Golden Plover (non-breeding migrant) The golden plovers
have beautifully gold-spangled upperparts in breeding plumage; this species
breeds in Siberia and Alaska and migrates south through the Pacific. Other
names: ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
10
Birds of the Yukon Territory
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin) This male Pacific Golden-Plover
established the Yukon's first documented record at Lewes Marsh on 10 May 2000
It shows the conspicuous wnite streak along the flanks and the short primary ...
Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, Cameron D. Eckert, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLDEN PLOVER»
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golden plover is used in the context of the following news items.
Wildlife numbers rebound on Scotland's estates
... raptor numbers are growing and numbers of ground nesting birds such as Golden Plover, Lapwing and Curlew appear to be largely stable. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Brighter future for Welsh wildlife
As Arfon explained: “Breeding wading birds like Eurasian Curlew, Northern Lapwing and European Golden Plover, which have declined by ... «Bird Watch, Jun 15»
New book aims to inform debate on managing countryside as …
... report ignores scientific evidence which shows that predator control dramatically increases the density of wading birds such as golden plover, ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Development plan is abysmal
Several hundred golden plover use the meadows in winter and need quietude. 3,000 of these summer upland waders were counted on ... «Chichester Observer, Jun 15»
PASTOR'S VOICE: Who is your authority?
After missing a shot at a golden plover, he became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the golden plover ... «Rapid City Journal, Jun 15»
Future for Lake Vyrnwy estate farm secured by wildlife charity
Vyrnwy and the surrounding area is home to characteristic and threatened birds such as curlew, golden plover, red grouse, black grouse, hen ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
Springtime brings golden moments on the moor
... nature reserves, a partnership with the water company United Utilities, is among the best places in England for breeding golden plover, right, ... «The Times, May 15»
Top 10 shorebirds sure to delight
Pacific golden plover: Similar to black-bellied plovers, these have more gold and brown on their bodies, and are more common at Green ... «Homer News, May 15»
Silent Seashores
... to find periwinkles or mussels; a solitary whimbrel standing in the marsh grass, its long, curved beak poised to snatch a crab; a golden plover ... «New York Times, May 15»
Animals and plants that could be lost because of climate change – in …
From ice-dependent emperor penguins to Australia's heat-sensitive possum and Britain's golden plover, one-in-six species around the world ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
