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Kilcoole Little Tern website (1 Viewer)

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Hi all,

A website for the Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project (run by BWI & NPWS) is now up and running. If you would like to take a look then follow this link www.littletern.webs.com

Any feedback on the website or the project in general, as well as any sightings of Little Terns from around the country can be sent to [email protected]

Although it is still very much a pilot website there is plenty to look at including a blog of the latest colony news and a photo gallery. Regular bird & other wildlife sightings from the area are also included.

Hope you enjoy it...and why not come down for a visit?!

All the best,
Niall
 
That's a great little site. Really enjoyed the blog and good luck with the work. Will definetly pop down over the next few weeks to see the terns!
 
Nice site Niall. As i mentioned on ibn, we have another little tern conservation project at Baltray. This project receives some funding from NPWS but is essentially a voluntary exercise. Indeed we are actively looking for volunteer wardens at the moment, particularly for the hours between 9am and 6pm on weekdays.

Baltray site is here: www.loughnaturetrust.org
 
breffni said:
Nice site Niall. As i mentioned on ibn, we have another little tern conservation project at Baltray. This project receives some funding from NPWS but is essentially a voluntary exercise. Indeed we are actively looking for volunteer wardens at the moment, particularly for the hours between 9am and 6pm on weekdays.

Baltray site is here: www.loughnaturetrust.org
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Yes indeed we are looking for volunteers for Baltray, as we are only partly funded, as Breffni said. Slight misspelling in the site address, it should read http://www.louthnaturetrust.org
 
MargaretM said:
Yes indeed we are looking for volunteers for Baltray, as we are only partly funded, as Breffni said. Slight misspelling in the site address, it should read http://www.louthnaturetrust.org
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Great project and site Margaret - what's the latest on breeding figures at Baltray?

Visited the Kilcoole colony on Tuesday eve Niall (What a gorgeous evening, have never seen the sea at Kilcoole look so beautiful); Great work there as ever. What other juicy sightings have you seen during your hours there?
 
pianoman said:
Great project and site Margaret - what's the latest on breeding figures at Baltray?

Visited the Kilcoole colony on Tuesday eve Niall (What a gorgeous evening, have never seen the sea at Kilcoole look so beautiful); Great work there as ever. What other juicy sightings have you seen during your hours there?
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We have 39 active nests which had a total of 92 eggs, 60 of which have hatched as of today. The good weather is a bonus with all the hatching going on. The only loss that we had was one adult to a Sparrowhawk. The 24 hour wardening is paying off and fingers crossed that things continue in the same positive vein.
 
I wish the RSPB took as much interest in our Hodbarrow reserve to protect the Little Terns.We used to have quite a large breeding colony on the reserve,but year by year,they arrive,but then either leave or come to some misfortune.Even the numbers of Sandwich and Common Terns are on the decline.The site is too noisy,and and members of the public walk their dogs across the reserve at times,and I have photos of a 4 wheel drive driving through the reserve in front of the hide.
 
Thanks Margaret, very impressive figures, especially the hatching number. Starting to rival Kilcoole, and I suspect it's all down to yourselves.

Christine, maybe a simple fence and notices around the nesting area would make a difference - you can never stop the idiots who make a point of breaching them but most people would respect the barrier. Noise and activity doesn't seem to bother the Kilcoole terns much, as long as people are at least 10m or so from the nearest nest.
 
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