Little Ringed Plover

The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small, delicate shorebird known for its bright yellow eye-ring, black bill, pale legs or flesh-colored legs (unlike the orange legs of the Common Ringed Plover) and distinctive black and white head pattern.

Fairly common but in small numbers and in small flocks in Seberang Perai, prefers fresh water habitat, like paddy field. marshland, drained inland fishponds.

https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/little-ringed-plover-charadrius-dubius

At Teluk Air Tawar – Kuala Muda: a migrant, found more on the paddy fields and pond edges than on the open mudflats. It was recorded during the MNS Penang survey of October 2024 to March 2026. Look for it from August to April, in the largest numbers from October to February. See When to see shorebirds at Teluk Air Tawar – Kuala Muda.