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.

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Brighter future for rare terns of Langstone Harbour

MORE than 500 tonnes of aggregate has been delivered by boat to replenish a vulnerable beach that is home to a rare bird. 

The shingle has been deposited on South Binness Island in Langstone Harbour. 

The small island is a refuge for the Little Tern. 

In recent years eggs or chicks have been washed away by the tide, but it is hoped the raised beach will allow bird colonies to flourish. 

Replenishing the beach marks the first phase of a three-year project by the RSPB, which was awarded £74,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

Wez Smith, RSPB Langstone Harbour site manager, said: ‘Sea level rise will be a real problem for little terns in years to come and protecting the significant Langstone Harbour population will make a massive contribution to sustaining their nationally declining population.’ 

The aggregate was provided by Lafarge Tarmac. 

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