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.
Plovers nesting on roof.
In most cases the chicks will be able to jump down safely from the roof.
They are very faithful to a nesting site and once established will return to the same site year after year.
They pretend to be injured to draw a predator away from their eggs.
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Plovers keep nesting on our flat roof every year and on our neighbour s.
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.
They drive everyone crazy with their squawking through the night and they terrify all the kids with their super aggressive constant swooping.
In urban environments plovers may lay their eggs on roof tops for safety.
Breeding season is from november to june each year and they usually lay 3 to 4 eggs in a small depression in the ground with eggs taking 28 days to hatch.
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.