Aug 112012
 

The North East Coast of England provides some great birding opportunities.

 

With the Farnes and Coquet Island not too far away, Sand Haven Beach at South Shields is a great place for watching Terns. We had a great morning here photographing the rare Roseate Tern, and fortunately we discovered a pair feeding two juveniles just off the rocks along the causeway. Plenty of Common Terns, a couple of Sandwich Tern, a juvenile/1st winter Mediterranean Gull, couple of Eider and numerous Guillemot in the harbour mouth. Not a bad day. A great place Glyn, thanks for the company. My year list has been static for a while so moves on to 217.

Juvenile Roseate Tern

Juvenile Roseate Tern

Juvenile Roseate Tern

 

 

Juvenile Roseate Tern

Common Tern – Adult & Juvenile

Adult Roseate Tern

Adult Roseate Tern

Adult Common Tern

Adult Common Tern

Adult Common Tern

Juvenile Common Tern

Common Tern – Adult & Juvenile

Juvenile Common Tern

1st Winter Mediterranean Gull

Juvenile Sanderling

Sanderling – Moulting Adult

  

 

 

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