Golden plover
May 05, 2020
3 minutes
Pluvialis apricaria
Were it not for the golden plover, it is very likely that a major event in publishing history would never have taken place. In 1951 Sir Hugh Beaver, who was at the time managing director of the Guinness Brewery, found himself involved in a spirited argument as to whether the golden plover or the red grouse was the fastest in flight after he had missed a shot at one of the former. Despite looking through all
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