As we went along we saw heron and green plovers, and later heard and saw snipe.
We saw hundreds of green plovers at the reserve the other day.
The stars were shining far away in the dark sky, and the green plovers were crying mournfully on the dark moor.
There were, however, large flocks of golden and green plover and curlew covering the fields.
The weather cleared as we strolled the paths and lanes to Rufford, seeing hares running away over the fields and rather fewer green plovers than we might have expected.
Definition of green plover in US English:
green plover
noun
British
The northern lapwing.
〈英〉鸟头麦鸡；鸻
See lapwing
Example sentencesExamples
The stars were shining far away in the dark sky, and the green plovers were crying mournfully on the dark moor.
The weather cleared as we strolled the paths and lanes to Rufford, seeing hares running away over the fields and rather fewer green plovers than we might have expected.
We saw hundreds of green plovers at the reserve the other day.
As we went along we saw heron and green plovers, and later heard and saw snipe.
There were, however, large flocks of golden and green plover and curlew covering the fields.