Hi
At Windang, 90 Km S of Sydney, a fence is up around about 1/2 Ha of
shell grit beach with one bird sitting tightly and up to 25 breeding
plumaged birds around. The eggs in the first 2 nests disappeared but
hopefully the fence will work. This and fox control is being organised
between Mike Jarman of the NPWS and the local authorities.
Hopefully this season will be a better one than the last 2 where hail
and foxes ruined the season. Some people with their dogs are
unbelievable in their ignorance.
Last year we tried small mesh cages around the nests that the terns
could walk into to stop the Silver Gulls getting the eggs but the fox
quickly learned that they were shopping baskets.
Cheers Chris
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