Pacific Golden Plover


Pacific Golden Plover at Shallow Inlet

COMMON NAME: Pacific Golden Plover

CATEGORIES: Inlet Migratory

Pacific Golden Plovers are migratory birds that favour the inlet.

They tend to spread out across the mudflats and can be very hard to spot.

Their plumage has a lovely golden tone in summer, which changes to a distinctive black breeding plumage just before they migrate in April.

You’ll need to scan the mudflats with binoculars to see these beautiful birds.

*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter


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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.

*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)


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