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These attractive birds live on the seashore and the islands, nesting on the sands or pebbles,  or, in north-western Estonia in seashore gravel pits.

 

Easily recognisable from their exterior – the top of the head and back are sand grey, a white patch on the stem of the beak, eyes covered by a black mask. The neck is circled by a white band and the breast has a black shirt front. The beak is orange with a black tip, and the legs orange- or yellow-coloured.

 

Very similar to its relative the little ringed plover, but the beak of the latter is black.