An evening walk across the airfield in search of the 2-3 Short-toed Larks saw me totally distracted by these stunning altifrons-type Golden Plovers.
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| Note extensive summer plumage with much black on head & underparts of male in foreground |
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| BWPi & Svensson rightly question the subspecifc validity of altifrons due to much variation throughout breeding range |
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| Peak spring passage in Scilly from third week of April to mid-May |
Obviously the validity of altifrons is questionable, nevertheless these birds were striking in appearance and quite different from typical apricaria.
