As I had been to Spurn yesterday and with an atrocious weather forecast for today, I was still working on my blog this morning. It was a dark morning and throwing it down with rain continuously. By early afternoon, the garden pond was at the point of overflowing. Even Ellie the dog's efforts to drink the water away were proving unsuccessful! Throughout the day, more and more reports of Black Terns were appearing on a broad front from the Isle of Wight to the Scottish borders, as they swept across the country. A report came in of Arctic Terns at North Cave Wetlands and within a couple of hours, 3 Black Terns had arrived. All three Black Terns were still present and looked stunning, as they were adult birds in Summer plumage. They all had a feeding pattern over the surface of the lake and one in particular would come quite close to the hide. The dark water surface played havoc with my attempts to get some decent photos which was disappointing, to say the least. In spite of that, it was a delight to watch these elegant, flighty small terns in action whilst trying to appreciate the massive journey they were undertaking. The Arctic Terns were also seen and some nice comparisons were made with the Common Terns which stay on the Reserve for the Summer.
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