kentish plover (anarhynchus alexandrinus) in search of worms on a beach : (pix sanjiv shukla)

kentish plover anarhynchus alexandrinus bird family charadriidae wader small pale plumage white underside grey brown back dark legs bill male incomplete breast band markings side head county kent breed shore saline lakes lagoon coasts sand dune marsh semiarid desert tundra north africa central asia alkaline migratory insectivorous arthropods invertebrates islands groundnesting shells pebbles grass leaves scrape ground environment geographical distribution china europe population