Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) on the edge of a freshwater gravel pit, Hampshire, England, UK, April.

Michel Poinsignon / Little ringed plover {Charadrius dubius} nest with four eggs camouflaged on shingle, Lorraine, France

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) summer, Loviisa Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) feeding in water, Loviisa, Finland, June

David Perpinan / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) repositioning eggs during incubation, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) eggs on nest and adult sitting to incubate, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Female Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) sitting on nest, stands up to see off an intruder male, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) arriving at nest with four eggs, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) repositioning eggs and incubating them, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Female Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) arriving at nest and sitting on eggs, Barcelona, Spain, May.

David Perpinan / Female Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) incubating nest, when two house martins (Delichon urbicum) mating land nearby causing the Little ringed plover to chase them away, Barcelona, Spain, May...

David Perpinan / A pair of Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) mating, Barcelona, Spain, June.

David Perpinan / Pair of Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) searching for food, Barcelona, Spain, June.

Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrate food on the muddy margins of a freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrates on the margin of a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrates on the margin of a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrates on the margin of a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) walking on wet sand at Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) walking on wet sand, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) Baie de Morlaix, France, October 2015.

Fabrice Cahez / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) Baie de Morlaix, France, October 2015.

Fabrice Cahez / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) flock in flight, Baie de Morlaix, France

Fabrice Cahez / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) flock in flight, Baie de Morlaix, France

Dave Bevan / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) incubating eggs, nest protected by a wire cage, Worcestershire, England, UK. July.

Melvin Grey / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult male in damaged wing distraction display in nesting area. Bulgaria

Laurent Geslin / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) chicks, camouflaged on gravel, Strasbourg, France. May 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) at edge of water, Shumen, Bulgaria, April.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging, Shumen, Bulgaria, April.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) at edge of water, Shumen, Bulgaria, April.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Little ringed plovers (Charadrius dubius) foraging in mud, Shumen, Bulgaria, April.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) at edge of water, Shumen, Bulgaria, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) juvenile, Uto, Finland, July

Loic Poidevin / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) feeding on bloodworms along Atlantic Coast, Vendee, France, June

Loic Poidevin / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) feeding on bloodworms along Atlantic Coast, Vendee, France, June

Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) nest on pebbly beach, with four well camouflaged eggs, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Peter Lewis / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) in courtship display, the male attracts the female to the nest site by scraping, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK, April

Peter Lewis / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) camouflaged against pebbles, Hampshire, UK, April

Peter Lewis / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) camouflaged against pebbles, Hampshire, UK, April

Peter Lewis / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) in courtship display, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK, April

Peter Lewis / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) in courtship display, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK, April

Markus Varesvuo / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) Israel March

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) chick, camouflaged on gravel, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult looking after newly hatched chick at nest and removing egg shell, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult looking after newly hatched chicks at nest, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult change over at nest, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult change over at nest, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) sitting on eggs with one chick hatched, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June

Mike Read / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) settling on eggs, Blashford Lakes WT Reserve, Hampshire, UK June