Two amazing #MyPloverStory (spoilers: a happy and a sad one) reminding us how brave and also vulnerable #plovers are. Thanks for sharing @GomezSerrano_MA!
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Oh! Look at that! @WHSRN had already done the job for us tweeting in English too! Thanks! But read #MyPloverStory in Spanish to learn about chorlitos and the language! #PloverAppreciationDay

Thanks for sharing @WHSRN! We’ll translate for all non-Spanish speakers 😉
“#PloverAppreciationDay today! A day to raise awareness of the difficult situation of plovers that nest in the ground all around the world. Some of our plover stories #MyPloverStory

It's been a blast! We're always stoked to see how much people love plovers!
Please keep the conversation going with #PloverAppreciationDay & #MyPloverStory - we know that Plover Appreciation Day has just started (or not even!) for many plover lovers around the world!

Our @BirdlifeOz Project Officer @SonSanchez9 used to enjoy watching Red-capped Plovers hanging out in the middle of Red-necked Stint flocks on @PhillipIslandNP beaches. Can you spot the plovers?
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Today is also a day to appreciate all our volunteers! This year, 918 active volunteers across Australia contributed 33,113 hours of their time to help @BirdlifeOz's Beach-nesting Birds Program! Our volunteers are real champions for the birds!
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3/3 Our presence on the beach can trigger distraction displays. If you ever see this behaviour, it means you’re too close to their nest or chicks and need to move away! But watch your step – you don’t want to crush any eggs or chicks!
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2/3 But this is not a unique behaviour of #HoodedPlovers! Plovers are masters of deception and adults perform distraction displays to attract intruders and keep them away from nests, like this Kentish Plover in the pic.
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🧵1/3 Our @BirdlifeOz Project Officer @SonSanchez9 captured this #HoodedPlover performing a broken wing display as she moved away from a nest after setting up a camera.
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Have you fallen in love with #plovers or you were already in love with them and are wondering what’s your perfect aussie plover match? Take our quiz to find out!
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Our @BirdlifeOz BNB Project Coordinator, @ReneeMead10, shares her #MyPloverStory - 11 years ago she was an Honours student who struggled finding nests (her first nest in pics!). Today, she's a skilled #HoodedPlover nest searcher!
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Migratory shorebirds are often in their non-breeding plumage in AUS. But you can get lucky & spot a Pacific Golden Plover in their striking breeding plumage, like our Project Officer @DanRuficapillus on Lady Elliot Island in late March 2014.
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Lauren shares her #MyPloverStory from her time as a student with us!
"I remember heading to the field day and being amazed at how easily these tiny dots in the distance could be identified by the team [...]" Full story -
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Stay with us for a day full of #ploverlove and plover stories, our last conference talks, cool plover facts and a plover personality quiz. Join the #PloverAppreciationDay & #MyPloverStory conversation!

One more sleep! Get ready to celebrate all plovers – tiny, big, assertive, protective... All deserve 💓 Remember to share your plover encounters using #MyPloverStory. We'd love to know what you saw, where & why it was a special encounter. Watch this space!
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#PloverAppreciationDay is approaching! This Friday join us and celebrate all things plover! Use #MyPloverStory to share your favourite or most memorable #plover encounters, watch our conference talks at and more! Stay tuned for more updates.