Sunday 8 May 2016

Whiskered Tern

After a fantastic day out ringing at one of my favorite sites (blog to come), I got news that 2 Whiskered Terns had appeared at Sandbach Flashes only about 20 minutes from my house! Due to the birds being so close I decided to go and see them.

When I arrived just after 4pm, it was amazing to see how much attention the terns had attracted, as the viewing area was teeming with people. Being a local patch, I have birded at Sandbach Flash many times, so it was strange to see it so packed.  The viewing area is well fenced, which ensured that everyone stayed well away from the birds.


All this interest didn't stop the 2 Whiskered Terns from showing brilliantly. I stayed for at least an hour watching them and got mouth watering views, I also managed to get some decent pictures with my phone scope considering the distance and lighting.


It was great to see Elliot Montieth and Joel Tragen there, and watch these fantastic birds together.


You can find out more about Whiskered Terns by clicking here.

Wild Bird Wednesday

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful sighting and photographs Finlay.

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  2. Brilliant post mate, great to catch up with you once again. Shame the terns weren't at Winsford ;)

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  3. Nice pics Finlay. That was certainly a cool encounter.

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  4. Hello, great post on the Whiskered Tern. I love all the Terns I see here, this Whiskered Tern would be a new bird for me. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your week ahead!

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  5. Pretty little tern ! We see terns sitting on posts like that when we are on boat trips.

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  6. I'm very jealous!! I was in Essex for the weekend, and they had gone by the time I'd returned (via Sandbach). Your pictures are superb. Something to be proud of. I certainly would be. Did I mention I was jealous? :-)

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  7. Congratulations! Great photos! I have never seen Whiskered terns.

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  8. Very nice photos! We have several tern species nesting here, but we don't get this one so great to see something different!

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  9. Great bird Findlay. I've only ever seen the bird once on my local reserve, funnily enough it drew the same attention, but it is cracking bird.

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  10. Glad you were able to see them.

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