Every summer Winterton is home to a colony of Little Terns, who come there to breed. They start arriving in May and leave in August. It is a lovely to see them flying around and diving into the sea for fish. The RSPB fence of a large area of the beach to protect the Little Terns while they are nesting. Once the chicks are hatched they start to come out of the fenced area onto the shoreline, before flying off with the adults.

Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern standing on the shoreline of Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a group of Little Terns flying over the sea on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern standing by the waters edge on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of two adult Little Terns on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern standing among the pebbles on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern flying with open wings over Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of two adult Little Terns, one with a fish on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a Juvenile Little Tern facing forwards on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley
Photograph of a Little Tern hatchling on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern resting on Winterton beach, in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern with a love gift for his mate on Winterton beach in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern flying with its wings down over Winterton beach in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern calling on Winterton beach in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern preening itself on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern standing on Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern flying with a fish in its beak, over Winterton beach, Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of an adult Little Tern resting on Winterton beach in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
Photograph of a juvenile Little Tern standing among the pebbles on Winterton beach in Norfolk, taken by Sandy Cowley.
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