Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758.

Length 16 cm. A small pale plover with longish legs. Adult male displays a distinct black mark on the forehead and cheeks, incomplete black breast band, and black eyes and bill. The legs are blackish; underparts are pale. Female is paler and the black markings are replaced by brown. The Kentish Plover is primarily found on sandy beaches but also on open mud flats near saline lakes and lagoons; it avoids rocky or broken ground. Its diet consists mainly of insects together with crustaceans, gastropods, and other small marine organisms. This monogamous bird nests on bare ground, forming a simple scrape lined with small pebbles and vegetation, often near water. The three eggs are incubated for 23-29 days by both parents. This is a common resident breeder along the Mediterranean and Red Sea Coasts and a migrant winter visitor.