Yesterday Celia and I attended the volunteer group meeting in Rota to see how the breeding Kentish Plovers are doing. Some eggs have disappeared, possibly due to an assault by a Magpie. We also found very small tracks in the sand, which might reveal that some Plover chicks have hatched.
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| Celia and I with the volunteer group at the Corrales beach in Rota |
At this moment, these are the numbers in Rota:
- Corrales beach: 3 nests: 3, 2 and 2 eggs respectively
- Military base beach: 3 nests: 3, 3 and 2 eggs respectively
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| Breeding female Kentish Plover |
People and dogs are still a huge threat to our breeding friends.