RSPB ringed plover project officer Wynona Legg said: "The extra threat of the vandalism is only adding to this pressure and making them more vulnerable." The fences, installed each spring ...

The ringed plover, with its black eye mask and distinctive orange and black-tipped bills, were red-listed by the bird charity, after their breeding populations suffered declines of greater than 50%.

The birds seen at the village include a bar-tailed godwit, a common ringed plover, and a red-necked phalarope, all coastal birds which are rarely seen in the hinterland At least three notable ...