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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Tern turnaround: colonies in England show signs of recovery after decline

Two little terns on beach, one with a small fish in its beak
Little terns at Long Nanny in Northumberland, where record numbers have been reported for what is the UK’s second rarest breeding seabird. Photograph: Gary Woodburn/National Trust Images/PA

England’s most important tern colonies are showing signs of recovery after being hit by years of bird flu, flooding and increasingly unpredictable weather, new figures from the National Trust reveal.

The trust reported record numbers of little terns at Long Nanny in Northumberland, one of the UK’s most important breeding sites for what is the country’s second-rarest breeding seabird.

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