flock of plovers; flocking plovers
Refers to a group of plovers (small shorebirds) gathered together. Often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
A flock of plovers landed on the beach.
Compound of 群 (むら, 'group, crowd') and 千鳥 (ちどり, 'plover'). The reading むらちどり is a straightforward combination.