As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Sunday 29 September 2019

Rare Roseate tern spotted nesting near Jersey


20 September 2019 at 1:04pm
Britain's rarest breeding seabird has been spotted on rocks off the coast of Jersey.
As many as 3 Roseate terns were sighted nesting among Common terns at Les Ecrehous off the north east coast of the island over the summer.
The bird is red listed and only four colonies remain in Europe, nesting in sites in England, Southern Ireland, Brittany.
The Roseates were the last birds to complete the 3,500 mile trip from West Africa and are believed to have stayed on Les Ecrehous between June and August.
The area has been a common nesting site for common terns. However, the nesting seabirds have faced pressure from an increase in tourism in the area, with hundreds of visitors from France and Jersey visiting the site every day during the summer.
Around 80 nests were recorded in 2019 but some of the birds did not breed as successfully, which was most likely due to human disturbance.
Last updated Fri 20 Sep 2019


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