TERNS AND GULLS, LOUGH NEAGH, LIVE WEBCAM
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- Location: Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland
- Source: CarnyxWild
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Info: Live webcam showing common terns and black-headed gulls in Northern Ireland. The webcam is located at the lake of Lough Neagh which
is the largest fresh water lake in the British Isles. The view shows breeding gulls and terns on the old torpedo platform.
To watch more live views of seabirds and coastal wildlife, visit: Live Seabird Webcams
The population of black headed gulls increases at Lough Neagh in winter with migrants from the continent and the small islands on the lake are an important resource for the breeding gulls.
Black-headed gulls are colonial breeders. They build their nests on the ground, close to each other and in low vegetation. Females lay 1 to 3 eggs and both parents incubate them for around 22-26 days. The young fledge at about 35 days.
The common tern also breeds in colonies with inland colonies tending to be smaller than on the coast. Common terns often nest alongside other coastal species, such as Arctic, roseate, Sandwich terns and black-headed gulls. Many common terns will re-use the nesting site year after year, The male common tern selects a nesting territory a few days after his arrival in the spring, and is joined by his previous partner unless she is more than five days late, in which case the pair may separate.
Additional Information :
Common Tern - Lough Neagh Partnership - loughneaghpartnership.org
Common Tern - RSPB - rspb.org.uk
Animal Diversity Web - animaldiversity.org
Common Tern - British Trust for Ornithology - bto.org