Little terns feeding (c) Mandy Bell
Little terns
Every year little terns travel 3000 miles from West Africa, in their quest for suitable nesting sites around the coastline of the UK. For a number of years they have chosen a site at Seaton Carew beach and a team of fantastic volunteers work all summer to protect their nesting sites.
The success of recent years' for this bird has owed much to the care and commitment of Wildlife Trust wardens and volunteers from Durham and Tees Valley, who have maintained watch over the site every day (and night!) of the week, from the time of the first arrival through to the departure of the final fledglings in August.
Click here to read the 2023 season round-up blog.
