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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons
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Beacon Lagoons Little Tern Project - Protecting Yorkshire's only breeding Little Terns, a stone's throw from Spurn Point. Please view the colony from Long Bank.
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Wow! A very exciting discovery by one of our wardens, Tate, during his afternoon shift today.

This Little Tern was first ringed as a chick at the Beacon Ponds colony back in 2013.
It was recaptured in Senegal last April and fitted with a green colour ring - HKL.

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A small, light grey and white bird with a black head, a yellow beak, and orange legs. It is sitting on a sandy beach with water in the background. A small, light grey and white bird with a black head, a yellow beak, and orange legs. It is sitting on a sandy beach with water in the background. The bird has turned its head to preen its back. A close-up photo of a white bird with orange legs. Only a small part of the tail, the belly, and the legs are visible. On the right leg is a metal ring. On the left leg is a green ring with the letters HKL written on it. The bird is standing on sand.
June 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The glorious weather has allowed us to carry out our first colony walkthrough of the season. An astonishing 91 Little Tern nests were counted, which is the highest count for the protection scheme (previous highest count of 70 in 1996). We're keeping everything crossed for a record-breaking season!
June 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We’ve had a recovery of a Little Tern! Initially ringed as pullus at Beacon Ponds on the 8th of July 2024, this individual traveled 4444km to Senegal where it was recaptured on the 22nd of March 2025! 🗺️📍
April 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM