Little Ringed Plover

My brother showed me a large flooded clay quarry near Roumazieres today and I saw my first Charente LRP's of the year there (although I  had seen one on my Portugese trip). I think that the only time I have seen them in Charente before has been on migration but presumably these were staying in this suitable habitat to breed. The only other birds on the water were several little grebes and mallards with young but Carl had seen common sandpiper there recently, again presumably breeding. Several sand martins were flying around with the swallows, house martin and swifts, and in the trees nearby a spotted flycatcher was lurking.