The spring tides overnight were much more damaging than yesterday. The water came way into the nesting enclosure causing more nest losses. The electric fencing was down on the east side though Maurice has most of it back up this morning. We will go out after the high tide today to ensure that all the fencing is working ok.
We lost 5 nests last night and one of the nests (number 36) is still there, though the eggs were moved by the tide. The Tern is sitting on the eggs, though they may not hatch if she was off the nest for any length of time during the night.
We didn't expect this damage last night, it's so frustrating because we are powerless to stop this type of damage.
View from inside the nesting enclosure looking South, with the sea on the left. The seaweed shows how far in last nights tide came. You can see the fence posts on the left.
View from inside the nesting enclosure looking North. The sea is on the right. The fencing can be seen on the right and the seaweed indicated how far the water came into the enclosure.
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