Numbers of Arctic terns nesting at a key breeding site have dropped by nearly a third this year, as experts warn climate change and disease are hitting the rare birds. Some of the UK’s rarest seabirds ...

Arctic terns -- which fly on the longest migrations of any animal on Earth -- may be able to navigate the dangers posed by climate change, new research suggests. Skip to main content.

“Arctic terns rely on productive oceans for food, sea ice for rest and foraging, and prevailing winds during flight,” said Dr Joanne Morten, from the University of Exeter. “Although the Arctic tern is ...

Terns are closely related to gulls. I think of gulls as the basic Ford 150 pick-up truck—durable, tough, long lasting, but not too fancy. Terns are more delicate, can turn on a dime, and hover nicely ...

Long Nanny Nature Reserve near Beadnell is home to the UK's second rarest seabird, the little terns, and a large colony of ...

The National Trust says a fall in the number of seabirds at an important coastal breeding site is a "cause for concern". Long ...

A National Trust managed coastal site has reported decreasing numbers of Arctic and little terns, but a rare American black ...

Rangers looking after Britain’s largest mainland colony of Arctic terns are “on tenterhooks” to see how the seabirds fare after a devastating outbreak of bird flu last year.. National Trust ...

A rare bird which is the only adult record of its species ever to be recorded in the UK has returned to a nature reserve on ...

Arctic terns – which fly on the longest migrations of any animal on Earth – may be able to navigate the dangers posed by climate change, new research suggests.

“Arctic terns rely on productive oceans for food, sea ice for rest and foraging, and prevailing winds during flight,” said Dr Joanne Morten, from the University of Exeter. “Although the Arctic tern is ...