Common Tern Project
@commonternproject.bsky.social
Updates from the @ifv-whv.bsky.social's long-term individual-based study on common terns breeding at the Banter See in Wilhelmshaven; provided by me - Sandra. With a side of gull-billed terns from @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social's conservation project.
Hatching is hard work. ❤️
June 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hatching is hard work. ❤️
68 nests with chicks now. ❤️
June 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
68 nests with chicks now. ❤️
Here’s a video of a fun pilot study on tern personality aspects, in which Melina tested how the birds respond to a novel object placed at their nest. Linea from nest 431 did not care much about an orange cone making an appearance. :-)
May 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Here’s a video of a fun pilot study on tern personality aspects, in which Melina tested how the birds respond to a novel object placed at their nest. Linea from nest 431 did not care much about an orange cone making an appearance. :-)
Let us introduce you to the Banter See common tern team 2025. :-)
May 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Let us introduce you to the Banter See common tern team 2025. :-)