Dungeness - American Black Tern
A quick trip down to Dungeness to get a glimpse of the American Black Tern that favoured the western end of Burrowes Pit as viewed from the Makepeace Hide. It remained distant while at least 25 Black Tern were scattered more widely, frequently seen passing by the hide. American Black Tern American Black Tern This scarce nearctic tern appeared slightly more compact than it's european cousins, displaying noticably dark rustic tones without the clean breaks seen on the ' nigra ' a shorter tail and 'dirtier' flanks. Most of the Black Tern observed showed pristine white underwing and underparts. Black Tern Black Tern Black Tern Sand Martin :-) There were five Great Egret present, and a quick scan of waders revealed good numbers of Ringed Plover and Dunlin , and a single Knot .