A small, rotund wader, the Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) nests on bare gravel, shingle and sand at the coast and around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. Unlike its relation, the little ringed plover, it is a resident species in the UK, although it is joined by wintering birds from Europe.

The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) has a golden ring around its eye.