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A project to increase the number of plover birds has been hailed a success. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said chick numbers had increased after efforts by volunteers to keep ...

A ringed plover sits motionless on a shallow nest placed directly on pebbled ground. Its plumage blends so closely with the surrounding stones that the bird is difficult to detect. By remaining ...

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A nest of birds has temporarily held up initial site clearance for a proposed £37m fire and rescue training centre in North Wales. The presence of little ringed plovers, a protected species, has been ...

The repeated vandalism of fencing installed to protect beach-nesting ringed plovers has sparked concern from conservationists and the police. Ropes have been cut, fence posts pulled from the ground ...