common terns nesting

[the_count]

had a walk down the wall today to check out the tern activity at the end and came across at least two nests before being driven back by the flury of wings .... these little guys aint scared of anything lol

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/birds/P1050724.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/birds/P1050721.jpg

[the_count]

Looks like someone has taken an interest in keeping people away from these dainty seabirds. Well done :D

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050810.jpg

[sprint95m]

On the harbour quay are Arctic terns?

Using beak colouring, they are really hard to identify against a bright sky, but the couple I was close enough to be sure of at Longberry last week were both Arctics. With the still sea being very clear, there were thousands of tiny Saithe (each a few cms long) visible very close to the rockface. I didn't see a tern successfully catch one though.

[the_count]

I think the ones on the quay are all common terns but your right the picture does show an arctic tern lol. Ive not seen any arctic terns down there but i sure would like to get a picture if there is one lol :lol:

[the_count]

have been watching the ternery for the last few weeks and it looks as though the blackbacks have taken all the eggs/young as they have been perched along the back wall all this week. Will take a walk down there this week sometime to confirm but i fear the worst :mad:

[peedie man]

the artic terns have left now for the long journey south