Dipped your Plover unfortunately. I'm not having much luck at Longhaugh!

The 16 and then some

Good to see you too

Great shots John!

You'd be amazed at the level of disturbance they can tolerate. Main issue they have is corvids and the eggs being accidentally trampled or eaten by dogs. I've seen chicks fledge a couple of times in areas where they were completely up against it on a daily basis.

I know the feeling. A minimum of 8 birds I initially picked up as potential YLG candidates at Strathclyde CP in the past winter that ended up being Herring x LBBG. The number of hours wasted in said encounters...

Seen one of those hybrids mating with a LBBG recently which adds to the fun!

The Wood Sandpiper was a one day bird so it could quite possibly be on a bog up north/west already.

Portknockie is worth a visit for the Divers plus nesting seabirds, one of the more scenic spots along that coastline.

Looks like one of those strange 'intersex plumaged' Teals in the background of the third photo.