Tom Burgess - North East and Cumbria Sun, June 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Little terns travel thousands of miles from West Africa to Seaton Carew [Steve Lindsay] Little tern numbers at one of the UK's most important seabird colonies are down 50% as the number of people allowing their dogs to get too close to them has increased, a wildlife trust as warned.