A Wild Bird in April

Pacific Golden Plover
　　Pluvialis fulva

　
photo 　Minoru Tadachi　　　　　 　 　photo 　Takashi Hosoe

　
photo 　Toshihiko Endo　　　　　　　 　 photo 　Minoru Tadachi


It is a large plover with a very cute face and big eyes.
In summer, the plumage becomes black from the face to the chest and belly, and the back becomes yellowish.
They are not often seen on tidal flats or on the coast, but instead live in rice paddies, fields, and grasslands. Sometimes it stops at rice paddies in Azumino during their migration.
Let's look carefully at the rice fields.
It looks similar to Grey Plover shown in Mr. Nakamura's paper cutting, but it is smaller and has a thinner beak. Grey Plover is mainly found in tidal flats, and the upper part of its body in summer plumage is black and white.

　What`s New

　■ 17APR24 　 　Update Birdwatch Field Trips and Report of BirdWatch　
　■ 30MAR24　　 Pacific Golden Plover appears in the top page and members' photograph.
　■ 30MAR24 　　 Grey Plover and Hawfinch appears in the art of paper cutting by Teruo Nakamura
　■ 30MAR24 　　89th and 90th photo appear in "What are you doing?" by Minoru Tadachi