With the help of the so-called ‘environmental informants’, the Department for the Environment of the Mijas Town Hall has learned of the existence of new specimens of black legged plovers in the vicinity of El Chaparral beach.

Specifically, during the summer two chicks were born that have been tracked to ensure their care and growth. “We have documentation that confirms this, that is why we wanted to share this good news with all the residents of Mijas who are interested in the fauna of our coastline”, said the councillor responsible for the Environment, Arancha López (Cs) last Wednesday, recalling also that “it is very important that we all respect the signage and the roped off area to protect the fauna that predominates on the Mijas coastline”.

The plover, classified in Spain as a vulnerable protected species, makes migratory flights throughout southern Europe although it usually chooses our coast to spend the winter and even to nest in this area, on which the Environment is currently working, eliminating invasive alien species, among other tasks.

“These are actions that we alternate due to the storms that generally occur on these dates, but they are carried out so that, in the month of March, this ecosystem is in the best possible condition to facilitate this type of breeding of endagered species such as this one which we have been able to observe this summer”, explained the technician for the Environment Council in the Mijas Town Hall, Francisco Pérez.

 

New sign for the plovers

The councillor for the Environment stressed that, since last week, a new poster dedicated to the plover has been displayed on this stretch of beach. According to López, it has been made by the children of the El Olmo school summer school, using recycled materials. “We are very grateful for the gesture made by these students and we have thought that the best place to locate it is this area of the El Chaparral beach, where the plover comes to nest”, concluded the councillor.

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