Birds of the Australia
Common Name: Double-banded Plover
Scientific Name: Charadrius bicinctus
Double-banded Plovers are the only waders that migrate west to east from Australia to New Zealand. Other waders migrate travel south to north from Australia to Arctic regions and Siberia to breed.
Double-banded Plover in breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, late Aug 2014.
Note the insect in flight.
Double-banded Plover in non-breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, June 2015.
The worm did not get away on the next attempt.
Double-banded Plover in breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, late Aug 2014.
Double-banded Plover in breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, late Aug 2014.
Double-banded Plover in breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, late Aug 2014.
Double-banded Plover in non-breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, March 2014.
Double-banded Plover in non-breeding colours, taken at Pelican Point, March 2014.
Double-banded Plover, taken at Pelican Point, March 2014.
Double-banded Plover, taken at Pelican Point, March 2015.
Double-banded Plover, taken at Pelican Point, March 2014.
Double-banded Plover, taken at Pelican Point, March 2014.
A Double-banded Plover still showing vestiges of breeding colours hunting.
Taken at Pelican Point,NSW 26th Feb 2014.
Double-barred Plover at 19cm is 4cm larger than a Red-necked Stint at 15cm.
Pelican Point, NSW 17th Feb 2014.
A Double-banded Plover still showing vestiges of breeding colours hunting.
Pelican Point, 17th Feb 2014.
A Double-banded Plover still showing vestiges of breeding colours. The first sighting on the Central Coast of NSW for the season at Pelican Point, NSW 17th Feb 2014.
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