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A nature reserve has recorded its largest number of fledglings of a threatened bird species in half a century.

RSPB Minsmere, on the Suffolk coast, counted at least 205 sandwich terns chicks this summer - the most at the site since 1974.

Senior site manager Nick Forster said that during the breeding season the birds had a "striking head plumage" which he felt made "them look like they've got Beatle haircuts".

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[–] icermiga@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

That title was a rollercoaster