We are very sad to report that the Little Tern Colony at Blakeney Point has failed this year. After a difficult start with birds on eggs later than usual due to increment weather, there was then sustained attention from a male Kestrel flying in from the direction of Morston taking a few chicks a day. The adults finally deserted en masse on the 18th of July. National Trust staff tried their best to ensure the success of the colony, once the problem was identified, by providing supplementary feeding at a favoured perch of the Kestrel. However the added pressure of a fox finding the nesting birds in the last few days has proved too much.
We can only hope for a better result next year.