The Little Ringed Plover is one of two similar members of the plover family. This one has a black beak and very distinct yellow rings around its eyes whereas the Ringed Plover has a bright orange and black beak, but no yellow eye-rings. The Little Ringed Plover is quite rare in Northumberland, so you are more likely to see a Ringed Plover. This one was only passing through, and feeding the edge of the pools