Forster’s Tern

My second UK Forster’s Tern, the first being 17 years ago, also in Essex just down the road from this one at Mistley Quay on the Stour Estuary. Nice place, nice bird, though took a bit of waiting around in the cold for.

Mistley
20 November 2016 13:21 - 15:56
Misty with drizzle 5C 1SE
Mute Swan, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Pintail, Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Cormorant, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Dunlin, Redshank, Forster's Tern, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Kingfisher, Goldcrest (heard), Starling, Grey Wagtail (heard), Pied Wagtail