Plover facts

• Plovers are a family of birds. There are many different species, or kinds, of plovers. 
• All of the plovers are shorebirds. They live near water and are generally wading birds.
• Plovers usually have short bodies and short, thick necks. Their legs are rather long so they can wade in shallow water. Most types of plovers have three toes.
• Plovers make their nests on the ground. Almost always the females lay four spotted eggs that look like pebbles.
• Plovers migrate great distances. Some plovers spend the summer on the Arctic shores and fly to the Hawaiian islands or Central or South America during the cold winter weather. 
• The lapwing is a beautiful European plover.