Tern Verification Surveys for Marine Sites

Defra procuring on behalf of Natural England. There are five species of tern which breed regularly in England, all of which are colonial ground-nesters. In order of abundance they are: Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis, common tern S. hirundo, Arctic tern S. paradisaea, little tern Sternula albifrons and roseate tern Sterna dougallii (Mitchell et al. 2004). All five species of tern are listed on Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directives requiring special protection. The objectives of this project are to: 1). Identify fora...