Drones could disturb Suffolk's rare birds, pilots warned

PUBLISHED: 21:38 01 April 2019 | UPDATED: 08:39 05 April 2019

Jake Foxford

Rare birds could be disturbed or even distressed by errant drone pilots trying to get photographs, it has been warned.

Suffolk has some very sensitive sites where rare bird breeds, both native and migratory, are either already nesting or will shortly be arriving.

Areas like RSPB Minsmere and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths are both sites of nests that should not be disturbed, as birds there are protected under law.

Some of these sites are protected from entry, so some users of drones may want to use technology to try to get a view from above.

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