Winter field use and habitat selection by Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on arable farmland

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: GILLINGS, SIMON, FULLER, ROBERT J., SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Midwinter; Pluvialis apricaria; Vanellus vanellus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2007.00677.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.2007.00677.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00677.x

Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus winter in large numbers on Britain's farmland. Previous studies in mixed farming areas showed pronounced preferences for permanent pasture, but increasing numbers of plovers winter in eastern Britain where arabl...