This photo of a female was taken on Gullfjell, Bergen 17.05.2005 at dawn under foul conditions using binoculars as a telephoto lens (digibinning).
May 2008, using DSLR camera and 400mm hand held telephoto lens.
Dotterel are a regular May visitor to Gullfjell, near Bergen; Norway; quite possibly these birds stop there on their way up to the Hardangervidda.