Is this a grey plover? The tide was very high this afternoon, so I got a better look than usual at the dots on the mudflats.
"He had softly and suddenly vanished away---For the Snark was a Boojum, you see." The Hunting of the Snark, Lewis Carroll
Hi Cath,
Certainly looks like a grey plover, the colouring does look a little golden but I think it's the light.
The definitive ID points a between Grey and Golden are best seen it flight - The grey has Black "armpits" and an obvious wing-bar, the Golden has No obvious wing-bar and white "armpits", the grey is also larger than the Golden (only useful when you have both birds in view).
Best regardsNigel
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Great, thanks, it was about 5pm so the sunlight was golden :)