Behaviour of Golden Plovers in strong wind.
On 16th November 1968, during gale-force winds and rain, I visited Stithians Reservoir, a bleak and exposed locality near Truro, Cornwall. At close range for about two hours, I watched a group of about 800 Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria inside the confines of the reservoir. To avoid the main force of the gale they sought some shelter in a shallow
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