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Monday, 16 June 2008
The count as of today is 28 active nests with 56 eggs.  There is 1 nest with 3 eggs, 1 nest with 1 egg and all the rest have 2 eggs.  No chicks hatched so far but lots of Ringed Plover chicks running around.  As I was marking a nest a few days back, a Ringed Plover's chicks were hatching close by, see photo below showing 3  newly hatched chicks and the 4th egg showing signs of hatching.
 
Ringed Plover eggs can be very similar to the Little Tern eggs, the nest with 4 eggs below belongs to a Ringed Plover.  The nests with 3 eggs and 2 eggs both belong to a Little Tern, notice how different the colours can be.

Ringed Plover Eggs

 
Little Tern Eggs


Little Tern Eggs
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