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Plovers nesting on roof.
They pretend to be injured to draw a predator away from their eggs.
They are very faithful to a nesting site and once established will return to the same site year after year.
On 17th july 2019 local birder przemek strzelecki found a pair of ringed plovers charadrius hiaticula with four chicks on a warehouse roof at the eastern end of shoreham port sussex.
This is a natural process undertaken by many bird species including some ducks who nest in tree hollows and the chicks are remarkably resilient to the long fall but may require assistance if the distance is too great.
Plovers keep nesting on our flat roof every year and on our neighbour s.
They drive everyone crazy with their squawking through the night and they terrify all the kids with their super aggressive constant swooping.
In most cases the chicks will be able to jump down safely from the roof.
Masked lapwings try to chase dogs or people away from their nests.
Bird netting can help exclude magpies.
The warehouse is less than 100 m from a shingle beach which has in the past been a traditional site for ringed plovers to attempt to nest.
Plovers like to nest in short grass on flat ground with plenty of open space around them which is why they are often seen on sporting ovals.