Little Terns

[Chris Brandis <>]

Hi all
Our local volunteer found that the 10 active Little Tern nests at 
Windang, 100 Km S of Sydney, were all predated by a fox.  Cages had been 
put around the nests to stop the Silver Gulls, 2 fences and signs put up 
to stop the people and their dogs, but 2 days before the first chicks 
were due, disaster.  Last year was the first time in 40 years they had 
bred here but a hail storm killed/stopped the 20 or so breeding pairs 
when many young were about to fledge.
Before JH took away our guns we would have been down their shooting the 
foxes but hysteria won the day.
Not so cheery   Chris



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