Tuesday, January 25, 2011

White-fronted terns- succesful breeding season


I sighted a flock of 60 white-fronted terns at Monck's bay yesterday along with 8 juveniles. Good to see a sign of successful breeding of this species which is highly vulnerable to breeding failure due to disturbance on our coastline. Rock stacks and islets on Banks Peninsula are likely to offer breeding sites where birds can escape disturbance.

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