Sunday 28 April 2019

Colemere - Arctic Tern

Despite being out of the county all day Saturday, I managed to call in at White Mere and witness the 9 Arctic Terns present there, very distant in pouring rain! They had all cleared out today but after checking the meres, I called in at Colemere and right on cue there was a single Arctic Tern waiting for me!

It was an Arctic on fluttery flight jizz and structure, the solid dark trailing edge was there too!


The only odd thing about it was a black tip to the bill...




This can occur in 2cy Arctics or maybe not quite lost the all black 'winter' bill? It was giving a cracking display over the water!




Dive dive dive... Very short legs obvious and even more so when perched on a buoy.




The Meres are working their magic for now but wouldn't a wrecked seabird be a better prize?