Common Ringed Plover

The common ringed plover breeds across much of northern Eurasia and Greenland. Adults are 17 to 19.5 cm long with a wingspan of 35 to 41 cm. They have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, a white breast with one black neckband, a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask round the eyes and a short orange and black bill. The legs are orange. Three subspecies are recognised, although one of them is poorly differentiated and not accepted by all ornithologists (Wikipedia, general species account).