TERNS, BROWNSEA ISLAND, LIVE WEBCAM

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Location: Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset, UK
Source: birdsofpooleharbour
Info: Live webcam showing sandwich terns on Brownsea Island in Poole. Brownsea Island, located near the mouth of Poole Harbour, is home to the only colony of Sandwich terns in Dorset.

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More info: The Sandwich tern breeds in colonies on sand and shingle beaches, spits and islands. It can be seen from march to October with a few overwintering along the shores of Britain.

The Brownsea Island Lagoon near Poole harbour in Dorset has been awarded RAMSCAR and SAC status. Under the stewardship of the Dorset Wildlife Trust it has become an internationally important site for nesting common tern (n.248pairs), sandwich tern (n.213 pairs) and for wintering avocet (n.870) and black-tailed godwit (n.1200).

Additional Information :
Sandwich Tern - Identification - Cornell Lab - www.allaboutbirds.org
Sandwich Tern - RSPB - www.rspb.org.uk
Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis - eBird - ebird.org