Anglesey tern colonies
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Ynys Feurig, Cemlyn Bay and The Skerries Special Protection Area, also known as the (North) Anglesey tern colonies, is a Special Protection Area
covering three sites in Anglesey
, North Wales
which support breeding tern
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All three sites have been notified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Special Protection Area
A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds.Together with Special...
covering three sites in Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
which support breeding tern
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
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- Ynys FeurigYnys FeurigYnys Feurig is the name for a set of three small inter-connected low-lying inshore tidal rocky islets , lying off from the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales, just north of the village of Rhosneigr and south of RAF Valley airfield. They are also known by the English name Starvation Island...
(53.2318°N 4.5425°W) - Cemlyn Bay and lagoonCemlyn Bay and lagoonCemlyn Bay is a bay on the northwest coast of Anglesey, North Wales, approximately 2.5 km west of Wylfa nuclear power station, within the parish of Llanfairynghornwy....
(53.4158°N 4.5046°W) - The Skerries (53.4225°N 4.6071°W)
All three sites have been notified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.