Arctic Terns

Arctic Terns, GLE, Broom GP, 28th April 2021

Arctic and Common Terns

Two Arctic and two Common Terns, Broom GP, 20th April 2014.  These images just illustrate how difficult this species pair can be to identify.  Which are which in these images?

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern , Wyboston Lakes, 20th April 2014.  Two Arctics were present with 13 Common Terns around lunchtime.

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern , Brogborough Lake, 12th October 2013

Arctic Terns

Up to eight Arctic Terns were at Gypsy Lane East, Broom GP this morning. 24th August 2013

Bev's (DWE). Friday 19th April 2013.

 A few images from Friday 19th April at Bev's. 2 Arctic Terns, Wheatear, full write up on my Blog

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Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern (and Avocet), Broom GP. 1st May 2011.

More Arctic Terns

Up to 14 Arctic Terns were at Broom GP this evening. 4th May 2010.

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern, Broom GP, 15th April 2010

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern, Broom GP, 17th April 2009 by Steve Blain. More can be found here.

Easter Bonanza !

A great day in the Marston Vale !

Two Black-necked Grebe and a Red-breasted Merganser at Stewartby Lake.





Garganey at the Long Pool, MVCP.



One of three Arctic Tern at Chimney Corner North. No sign of Sandwich Tern; MJP picked out a Black-tailed Godwit.





On any other day, finding an Osprey would be a notable event - not this day, however !



A Willow Warbler at MVCP



Thanks to the finders !!

Arctic Terns

Two of the three Arctic Terns (and two Sandwich Terns, two Red-breasted Merganser, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, and Greenshank!) at Chimney Corner North pit today, 12th April 2009 by Steve Blain. More can be found here.

Sunday Birdy Sunday...

A few shots from the best day I can remember at Stewartby Lake / MVCP, I've minimised the duplication with other, better , photos of the birds present... Photos by Martin Green.
The dark-phase Arctic Skua that was only present for 22 minutes over/on Stewartby Lake. It flew off for about 5 minutes at one point but photos I took before and after this show pretty much identical plumage and particularly wear on the left wing so I think the same bird was involved on both visits...

Sandwich Tern and 3 Arctic Terns on buoy around 7am.
Very poor record shot of the adult Kittiwake.

Little Gull and Arctic Tern video

Little Gull and Arctic Terns at Broom GP, 23rd April 2008 by Steve Blain.

Arctic Terns

Arctic Terns...


Two Arctic Terns, one Common Tern and a Little Gull in the background...

An Arcitc Tern and a Common Tern...

Broom GP, 23rd April 2008 by Steve Blain.

Arctic Tern

Juvenile Arctic Tern, Broom GP, 23rd August 2007 by Steve Blain.

Arctic Tern Stewartby Lake 12th May 2007

This Arctic Tern was on Stewartby Lake about 8.30am on Saturday 12th May. It didn't hang around long and was gone by 11am. Martin Green

Arctic Tern

This Arctic Tern had mega-long tail tail streamers, and cruised around the main lake at Broom GP for most of the evening, 3rd May 2007 by Steve Blain.

Ruddy Bar-wits -passage hasnt Ouzed up yet !

Turnstone at Broom GP until 0620hrs


7 Arctic Terns, part of 15 N at Broom GP


part of 33 Bar-wits NE at Broom GP


part of 33 Bar-wits NE at Broom GP


2 Whimbrel NE at Broom GP


7 Bar-wits NE at Broom GP


Ring Ouzel - 1 of 2 males at Willington GP