The disturbing video, released by Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science, shows the man in a ute repeatedly reversing and driving over a masked lapwing plover’s nest.

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

The masked lapwing, commonly known as the plover, will breed continuously during wet seasons. “And so cities are full of them. Every path, every backyard, every front yard, every park.

The red-wattled lapwing is an Asian lapwing or a large plover bird of the wader family. It doesn’t perch on trees, and it flies short distances.

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

A man caught on video repeatedly driving over and crushing three plover chicks in Brisbane has copped a heavy fine over the “sickening” and “extremely cruel” act. Wildlife officer Rachel ...

The masked lapwing, commonly known as the plover, will breed continuously during wet seasons. “And so cities are full of them. Every path, every backyard, every front yard, every park.

The reason “urban terrorists” are breeding more and swooping longer is likely down to the weather.

The masked lapwing, commonly known as the plover, will breed continuously during wet seasons. “And so cities are full of them. Every path, every backyard, every front yard, every park.