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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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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A record-breaking Little Tern season at Spurn! A minimum of 116 pairs fledged 149 young, beating the previous best of 107 by 42 birds — almost 40%. Huge thanks to our wardens, January’s crowdfund supporters and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for funding the project. 📸 Tate Lloyd
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🎉 A major milestone for the 2026 season! Today, the 100th Little Tern nest hatched at Beacon Ponds. It’s another fantastic milestone for Yorkshire’s only breeding colony of Little Terns and a testament to the dedication of our wardens, volunteers and project partners.
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Exciting news from Beacon Lagoons! 🐦 The first Little Tern chicks of the 2026 season have hatched at Yorkshire’s only Little Tern colony. Supported by players of the National Lottery through The National Lottery Heritage Fund. #LittleTern #SpurnBirds 🎥 Tate Lloyd
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The 2026 Little Tern season at Beacon Lagoons is now well underway. Numbers built steadily through May and the first eggs appeared earlier than last year. Thanks to our wardens, volunteers and partners who help protect Yorkshire’s only Little Tern colony. 🐦
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/06/2026
Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism
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Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism
Seasonal wardens and netted fences are helping protect the rare ground-nesting birds that arrive each spring on the UK’s shores
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Sunset over Beacon Ponds this evening. Another day comes to an end at Yorkshire’s only breeding colony of Little Terns as the 2026 season continues. We’ll be sharing regular updates throughout the breeding season. 📷 Luke Nash #LittleTern #BeaconPonds #Conservation
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The 2026 season is well underway here at Beacon ponds - the first Little tern nest was recorded on the 26th of May and numbers of birds on eggs has risen quickly with a count of 60 this afternoon. The colony is best viewed from the new hide, which can be accessed from the north end of Beacon lane.
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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. 1/2
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.
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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!
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The Little Tern breeding season is now well underway, with more birds arriving daily. Electric fencing has been installed, and our wardens are doing a sterling job of monitoring the colony. Please remember to keep dogs on a lead & under control, and stay well back from the fence line. 1/2
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
📰 Have you read SMPnews? 🖋️ It's packed with articles on all things seabirds, along with survey-specific news. Check out Rob's article covering the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds in East Yorkshire at 🔗 www.bto.org/smp-news 💻 ...and follow the Beacon Ponds project at @spurnterns.bsky.social 🐣
SMPnews header image: Beacon Ponds, written by Rob Hunton, Spurn Bird Observatory. Link to www.bto.org/smp-news
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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! 🗺️📍
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🚨🚨🚨 Hurrah! Two Little Terns have been sighted on Beacon Ponds this morning, heralding the start of a new season at the colony. If this duo decides to make Easington their home for the summer, one of the perks will be access to a dedicated team of bodyguards in the form of our amazing wardens. 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It’s all go! SBOT and the BTO are joining forces once again to deliver the annual Spurn Migration Festival over the weekend of 12–14 September. 🗞️ spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/the-mig... #MigFest2025 #spurnbirds @btobirds.bsky.social @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We're recruiting for a Little Tern Head Warden 📍 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire 🗓 1st May - 31st August 2025 💷 National Living Wage 🛌 Cheap accommodation 📅 Apply by: 24th Feb 2025 Read on for more info: buff.ly/3DYHLHT
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Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons @spurnterns.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We are now live on Bluesky! Click the follow button to keep up to date with all the latest happenings at Easington Little Tern colony. Also, please feel free to share this post and spread the word. 🙏 🐦
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