Monday 22 April 2019

Filby Broad Arctic Terns

On Good Friday 21st April, at around 11am a close Buzzard almost flew over the garden flying north over next doors garden and very low too, yo. On Easter Saturday afternoon 22nd April, having rested my eyes over Easter due to severe eye strain (need new prescription glasses) looking at Filby broad, unfortunately looking straight into the Sun, not the best thing to do with severe eye strain especially! I could see 13 Terns flying over the west side of the Broad. At least 3 were definitely Arctic Terns and probably another 8 were too and 2 Common Terns. The other 8 looked more Arctic like flying (smaller with long tail streamers and translucent primaries on at least 3) a more bouncy flight but difficult to ascertain given the direction of the sun. Mat Sh was the other side looking back in perfect light for him (not sure how you get around there) and he confirmed there were 11 Arctics and 2 Commons. I could not make out the Scaup at all all the ducks were looking light silhouettes looking almost directly into the sun. A walk over to Ormsby Little Broad, 2 Common Terns flew east. At the jetty, a Great crested Grebe swam in, a close Coot and Blue Tit showed too.

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