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https://www.vogelwarte.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1910_1.jpg16001200Unlike the somewhat smaller and slimmer Little Ringed Plover, the Common Ringed Plover mainly inhabits the seashores and tundra in the north of Europe and Siberia. Therefore the birds have to negotiate extremely long distances when migrating to their West European and African wintering places. Therefore sufficient undisturbed stopover sites are essential for survival.