1. The UK breeding population of roseate tern will increase from 73 breeding pairs in 2013 to at least 100 pairs by the end of the project (EOP). The RoI breeding population will increase from 1,413 pairs in 2014 to 1,710 pairs by EOP.
2. Habitat for roseate terns will be enhanced and threats from disturbance and predation will be reduced at the three main existing colonies.
3. Habitat for roseate terns will be created or restored, and threats from habitat change, predation and disturbance will be reduced, within all five other UK and RoI roseate tern SPAs.
4. A report will be produced summarising longer-term opportunities for tern colony management and/or creation within NW Europe.
5. A demographic study will be completed clarifying the relative importance of factors operating at breeding and non-breeding grounds and the relationships between colonies in the UK, RoI and France.
6. Understanding will be improved of the ecology of prey species such as sand-eels, and of methods to increase their availability.
7. Understanding will be improved of the importance of potentially damaging impacts in West Africa, and a plan will be created to address these impacts if necessary.
9. A best practice manual for the management of roseate tern breeding sites will be produced and disseminated.
10. Action plans for the conservation of roseate tern in the UK and RoI will be produced.
11. Updated management plans will be developed for all eight roseate tern SPAs in the UK and RoI.
12. The first long-term conservation strategy covering the whole NW Europe metapopulation will be produced.
13. Significant benefits will accrue to a range of other seabird species, especially Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis), arctic terns (S. paradisaea) and common terns (S. hirundo). These are themselves designated features in various of the eight focal SPAs.
A longer-term aim is for roseate terns to re-establish former colonies as a result of the improvements we make under Objective 2. We cannot guarantee that this will happen during the project period; realistically, it may take up to ten years. However, by the end of the project we will certainly have provided the conditions necessary for recolonisation and range expansion, and will have trialled a number of techniques aimed at attracting roseate terns to former colonies.
2. Habitat for roseate terns will be enhanced and threats from disturbance and predation will be reduced at the three main existing colonies.
3. Habitat for roseate terns will be created or restored, and threats from habitat change, predation and disturbance will be reduced, within all five other UK and RoI roseate tern SPAs.
4. A report will be produced summarising longer-term opportunities for tern colony management and/or creation within NW Europe.
5. A demographic study will be completed clarifying the relative importance of factors operating at breeding and non-breeding grounds and the relationships between colonies in the UK, RoI and France.
6. Understanding will be improved of the ecology of prey species such as sand-eels, and of methods to increase their availability.
7. Understanding will be improved of the importance of potentially damaging impacts in West Africa, and a plan will be created to address these impacts if necessary.
9. A best practice manual for the management of roseate tern breeding sites will be produced and disseminated.
10. Action plans for the conservation of roseate tern in the UK and RoI will be produced.
11. Updated management plans will be developed for all eight roseate tern SPAs in the UK and RoI.
12. The first long-term conservation strategy covering the whole NW Europe metapopulation will be produced.
13. Significant benefits will accrue to a range of other seabird species, especially Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis), arctic terns (S. paradisaea) and common terns (S. hirundo). These are themselves designated features in various of the eight focal SPAs.
A longer-term aim is for roseate terns to re-establish former colonies as a result of the improvements we make under Objective 2. We cannot guarantee that this will happen during the project period; realistically, it may take up to ten years. However, by the end of the project we will certainly have provided the conditions necessary for recolonisation and range expansion, and will have trialled a number of techniques aimed at attracting roseate terns to former colonies.
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