17 CMS.,DIFFERENTIATED FROM SAND PLOVERS BY WHITE COLLAR.ADULTS HAVE A GREY-BROWN BACK AND WINGS,A WHITE BELLY,AND A WHITE BREAST WITH ONE BLACK NECKBAND.THEY HAVE A BROWN CAP,WHITE FOREHEAD,A BLACK MASK AROUND THE EYES WITH WHITE ABOVE AND A SHORT DARK BILL.THE LEGS ARE FLESH COLOURED AND THE TOES ARE ALL WEBBED.FOUND NEAR SHINGLE SHORES AND MUDBANKS OF LAKES,RIVERS,POOLS,COASTS ETC.