When Do Common Terns Nest?
Eggs Are Laid from April to June. Common Terns Usually Breed in Huge Colonies, Though There May Be Some Isolated Pairs. Both Parents Construct Their Nest on...
Eggs are laid from April to June. Common terns usually breed in huge colonies, though there may be some isolated pairs. Both parents construct their nest on bare ground, sometimes with low vegetation surrounding it or on dead floating vegetation. 2-3 eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents for 21-25 days.
Where do common terns nest?
Common Terns nest in colonies on the ground in areas with loose sand, gravel, shell, or cobble pebbles typically less than 350 feet from the water. They tend to choose areas with scattered, low-growing vegetation to provide cover for chicks.
When can you see terns in the UK?
The best time to see the common tern is throughout the summer - they arrive in April and leave in August and September. They are most obvious when feeding young as they will fly some distance for food, returning to the nest site with a fish.
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