2016 has been a great year for Sooty Terns on Bird Island, and this year has been one of the best for Bird Island’s Sooty Tern colony, with more birds nesting than in the past few years.
2016 has been a great year for Sooty Terns on Bird Island, and this year has been one of the best for Bird Island’s Sooty Tern colony, with more birds nesting than in the past few years. By June, the main part of the colony was packed with birds nesting at high densities – up to six nests per square meter. More birds were still arriving in the month of July and occupying the open plains in the northern part of the island. This point was discussed by Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, as he spoke to conservation-based journalists at the Top Resa Tourism Trade Fair in Paris.