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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