Rangers say ringed plover chicks go looking for food hours after hatching, putting them in danger.
Rangers say 14 chicks fledged from nest protection areas along the Northumberland coast last year
Beach users along the Northumberland coastline are being asked to tread carefully because of nesting seabirds.Ringed plovers nest on sandy and shingle beaches, making them vulnerable to walkers and dogs who can often disturb them without realising.Image source,The small, dumpy, short-legged wading birds which have a distinctive black "bandit" eye-mask are a species in decline.
It takes about 24 days of incubating for the chicks to hatch, and the ringed plover chicks are just a few hours old when they start to find their own food, as a tiny little ball of fluff and feather. Senior wildlife ranger Richard Willis said: "Disturbance and trampling are serious threats to these birds and so it is vital that we provide fenced refuges where they can safely nest and we ask everyone to give these areas lots of space, especially if a dog is present."
Local residents and volunteers are supporting the Space for Shorebirds campaign by keeping rangers informed of nesting sites so they can be given protection once the season gets under way.
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