Thread: Nobody likes plovers.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Just heard it somewhere that they kill other birds as they are very territorial.
See the way they take on falcons and hawks, pretty savage

I agree with you that they take on harriers as I observe it several times a week. I cannot comment on their re-action to magpies, as my earlier culls have cleaned them out, but I suspect it would be the same as harriers. I can make the observation that they co-exist with the ducks, all varieties, tuis, waxeyes, sparrows, starlings , minors (unfortunately), grey warbler, peasants, , pheasants, quail, crimson rosellas (unfortunately, again) blackbirds, fantails, poultry and the thrush's who also inhabit my block.

Noisy, they may be but killers......................I doubt it. I suspect that somewhere down the line, they are getting bad and unjustified, press comments.

But if you want to talk killers, lets talk about the Pukes.