Golden Plover - 1980s winter

The BTO winter atlas showed that Golden Plovers were present in both estuarine and agricultural 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84.

The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square.  The darkest blue represents over 496 birds.

Day roosting birds made up high numbers at the Cleddau Estuary, whereas those on the Castle Martin ranges were active feeders.  

Graham Rees