Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
ABC News
ABC News
National

Rains boost migratory, local shorebirds in SA, including rare species

Shorebirds on the Western Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. (Supplied: Andrew Sleep)

When Libby Hunt arrived with a team of bird counters on Eyre Island near Smoky Bay in South Australia, she was delighted to be greeted by a noisy chorus of 5,000 crested terns feeding and fossicking along the shoreline. 

The birds are native to the area and congregate in a large colony on the isolated offshore island at this time of the year to breed.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.