David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) nest with three eggs in shingle ridge. County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) with newly hatched chick, Gronant dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) feeding chick, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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David Woodfall / Scientist measuring Little tern (Sterna albifrons) chick in climate change research. Kilcoole Little tern colony, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / Scientist measuring Little tern (Sterna albifrons) chick in climate change research. Kilcoole Little tern colony, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) newly hatched chicks in researchers hand ,prior to being weighed and measured and rung ,to determine fitness in relation to climate change .
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David Woodfall / Bird hide, created by Birdwatch Ireland to study and monitor Little tern (Sterna albifrons) colony, indicator species of climate change. County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. June.
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David Woodfall / Shallow sea in elongated bay, ideal habitat for feeding Little terns (Sterna albifrons). North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Two little tern (Sterna albifrons), one with sand eel landing at the nest amongst Black Oats growing on shell rich sands Machair , Indicator bird of climate change because of its dependence on sand ee...
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) standing amongst Black Oats (Avena strigona) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) calling from nest, Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) taking off with newly hatched egg shell away from nest to draw attention away from nest from predators. Nesting in sandy machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) with newly hatched chick, feeding sand eel-Hyperoplus spp.Indicator of climate change as Little terns are only able to feed in top layer of sea water , and as sea warms...
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) with newly hatched chick, Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) with newly hatched chick, Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little terns (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern chick (Sterna albifrons) four days after hatching, waiting for parents to feed it with sand eels and small fish. County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern chick (Sterna albifrons) four days after hatching, waiting for parents to feed it with sand eels and small fish, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, July.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) sitting on nest on beach, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / LIttle tern (Sterna albifrons ) arriving at the nest on beach. County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, June.
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David Woodfall / Location for filming 'The Vikings', TV series about the life of a Viking village. Built in a Kilcoole marsh wetland, a special site protected by Irish Govt, for its biological / conservation v...
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David Woodfall / Couple with dog with numerous camper vans on East Beach, threat to nesting Little terns (Sterna albifrons). Ferry to Harris in the background, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Shallow sea in elongated bay, ideal habitat for feeding Little terns (Sterna albifrons) due to the clarity of the water and shallowness. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Strips of ploughed Machair, farmed by crofters and vital habitat for breeding Little terns (Sterna albifrons ) and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina). North Uist, Scotl...
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David Woodfall / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) at its nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa), on cultivated machair, Berneray, North Uist, UK. June. Crofting sympathetic to wildlife, photographed using remote camer...
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) courtship feeding, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) brooding chick and egg, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) feeding chick, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) and chick on nest, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) with chick, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) stretching while incubating eggs, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July
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Pedro Narra / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) fish prey, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) chicks calling, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) mating behaviour, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) female with eggs, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) egg, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) feeding fish to chick, Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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David Woodfall / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) chick walking back to parent sitting on nest -scrape on beach. Gronant beach, Denbighshire, Wales, UK.
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Aflo / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) parents with chicks begging for food, Saitama, Japan.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on beach during migration, Oman, April.
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Ralph Martin / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) pair, Turkey
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Danny Green / Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) on a beach, Holland, June. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Neil Aldridge / Little Terns (Sterna albifrons) in courtship display are reflected in the water of salt flats. The male calls and throws his head back after passing a fish to the female. The Algarve, Portugal, May.
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Neil Aldridge / A male Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) passes a fish to a female as part of a courtship behaviour. The display is reflected in the water of salt flats in the Algarve, Portugal, May.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) with chick. Pencil and watercolor painting.
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Markus Varesvuo / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) Kalajoki Finland August
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) with wings raised. Vistula River, Mazovia, Poland, June.
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) sitting. Vistula River, Mazovia, Poland, June.
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) nest with eggs. Vistula River, Mazovia, Poland, June.
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) chick in sand. Vistula River, Mazovia, Poland, June.
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Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Little Terns (Sternula albifrons) in flight against blue sky, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July (non-ex)
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Dave Bevan / Flock of Little tern (Sternula albifrons) in flight over breaking waves, Wales, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on marked scrape nest with two newly hatched chicks, calling mate, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little terns (Sternula albifrons) pair changing over incubation at nest, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair at nest scrape with Sandeel prey for newly hatched young, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) bringing Sandeel prey to nest, with sitting bird and newly hatched young, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) feeding newly hatched chicks with Sandeel, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight predating a Little tern (Sternula albifrons) chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on scrape nest, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) with Sandeel for newly hatched chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) with newly hatched chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) with newly hatched chick at nest scrape, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) near deliberately placed drainage pipe providing cover from aerial predators, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair creating nest scrape, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) at nest carrying Sandeel to feed newly hatched chicks, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair, one taking off, the other feeding in marked scrape nest on raised fish boxes to prevent flooding by rising sea levels, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) landing at marked nest scrape, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair, one on nest the other taking off, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on beach, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) sitting on scape on raised fish box to prevent flooding by rising sea levels, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair at nest scrape feeding newly hatched young with Sandeel prey, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / National Trust wardens relocating Little tern (Sternula albifrons) nests on to raised fish boxes to prevent flooding by rising sea levels, Northumberland, UK, June 2009
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David Woodfall / National Trust conservation warden relocating Little tern (Sternula albifrons) eggs in to new scrape on fish box to protect from rising tides, Northumberland, UK, June 2009
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David Woodfall / Children watching Little tern (Sternula albifrons) colony throgh binoculars, Northumberland, UK, May 2008
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David Woodfall / Conservation wardens relocating Little tern (Sternula albifrons) scrape on to a raised fish box to prevent flooding by high tides, Northumberland, UK, June 2009
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) with newly hatched chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on freshly blown sand on beach near nesting habitat, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) feeding newly hatched chick with sandeel, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) portrait, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Litle tern (Sternula albifrons) taking off from raised nesting platform (fish box) to prevent flooding by high tides, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) on marked scrape nest with newly hatched chick, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) calling with open wings, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair, one on nest, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sternula albifrons) pair displaying aggression towards Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) above, Northumberland, UK
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David Woodfall / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) predating a Little tern (Sternula albifrons) chick, Northumberland, UK
