UEA student 'over the moon' to win bishop's ecology prize for ringed plover research |
Adam Bourton, a master's student at the University of East Anglia, worked with the RSPB to study the effectiveness of special cages designed to protect eggs laid by the wading birds on beaches in north Norfolk, and beside the Solent in the south of England.
"I'm absolutely over the moon to have won the prize," he said.
"I first became interested in ringed plovers while working as a membership fundraiser for the RSPB.
"Seeing the birds up close really captured my attention. Watching them run around the beach like little bandits, with their distinctive mask-like facial markings, I just thought they were........