Solent seabirds rebound with nesting support after avian flu

At Pagham harbor, sandwich terns have returned: after the 2022 bird flu outbreak, there was not a single breeding pair to be seen; only three years later, 756 pairs were counted this summer, producing 570 fledglings. RSPB habitat work, predator controls and patrols also helped gains for gulls, plovers, oystercatchers and little terns across the Solent.