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The results of this survey indicate that the Golden Plover is among the five most numerous waders wintering in Britain and Ireland. Yet it is a difficult one to census accurately, despite its tendency to have traditional wintering areas where the bulk of the birds occur except when redistributed by harsh winter weather.
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Fuller et al. (1981) studied this question.
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