Concerns about Northern Lapwing

This comes from The Guardian, my favourite UK newspaper. I presume it is about Northern Lapwing, a bird I recall from my non-birding days when spending a Christmas in North Wales; there were huge flocks of these birds cascading about the airforce base at Valley in Anglesey; a truly magnificent sight. Not so far away were some Chough too which were considered a rarity. I think a very occasional vagrant Northern Lapwing reaches Thailand as the species is on the Thai list.