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Conservation efforts in the Humber area have led to record-breaking numbers of one of the UK\u2019s rarest seabirds, the Little Tern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Little Tern Project has seen numbers soar from 59 pairs in 2024 to over 105 breeding pairs in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 110 Little Terns successfully fledged this summer, a great sign of recovery for a species that was previously in decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project, based at Beacon Lagoons, is led by Spurn Bird Observatory Trust with RSPB, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England, Humber Nature Partnership, and the South Holderness Countryside Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the highest number of young reared at Beacon Lagoons so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Little Terns are the UK\u2019s smallest type of Tern, with a short tail and distinctive yellow bill with a black tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beacon Lagoons, found between Easington and Kilnsea, is the only remaining Little Tern colony in Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is situated on the East Atlantic Flyway, a migration route used by 90 million birds each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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