A plover is recovering at Bermagui Veterinary Clinic after it was shot with a crossbow bolt on Tuesday, August 9.
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Goldie Fulton, a veterinary nurse at Bermagui Veterinary Clinic, said there was an ongoing investigation into the incident.
"We haven't got the person who did it," Ms Fulton said.
"The police have the crossbow bolt and are trying to get some details, hopefully some fingerprints."
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The adult male masked lapwing was shot in the wing.
"We were able to get that out with minimal damage," Ms Fulton said.
"We did it under sedation and he is actually doing quite well."
The bird will probably be in care for three to four weeks.
Ms Fulton does not think the incident was an accident.
"People just don't like plovers," she said. "They are very active at this time of the year and maybe they didn't like the noise.
"We were very lucky it did not go through the plover's body."
It was Ms Fulton who picked up the injured bird. She volunteers for Wildlife Rescue and deals a lot with birds.
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