American and Europen Golden Plovers, © Dave Grant

American Golden Plover. © Angus Hogg

Making good use of dreich day Angus Hogg has written an article on the American Golden Plover that recently turned up at Maidens.  This highlights the points that helped ID the bird and is the second in his series on the importance of writing descriptions and submitting records.  This is the latest in a set of a longer articles you can read here.  My thanks to him and Dave Grant for sending in their photos.