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Charadrius vociferus
Saw this on the side of the road. The pictures are a few weeks apart.
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082... Even though this doesn't look like much, it is called a scrape nest, and real engineering goes into it. (see Avian Architecture, by Goodfellow).
This bird looks farmillair to me but i dont remember what it's called.