Little Terns (Sterna albifrons ) with newly hatched chick, feeding sand eel-Hyperoplus of climate change as Little Terns are only able to feed in top layer of sea water , and as sea warms up sand eels move to deeper colder water meaning that they are unable to reach their main prey item .

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