plover's page
/ˈplʌvəz peɪdʒ/Scottish
noun
The dunlin, Calidris alpina, which frequently accompanies the golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in the summer in Scotland; (more widely) any of various similar sandpipers.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Robertson. In some forms from plover + page. In some forms from the genitive of plover + page.