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Turtles lay eggs in sand. Once laid, they leave these to hatch on their own. Thus a turtle can only be said to be "nesting" during the act of digging the nest and laying the eggs.
Sometimes vast numbers of turtles come to beaches in mass nesting events which I believe is refereed to using the Spanish term "arribada" - which means "the arrival".
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