Little Tern
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|
| 06/09/24 | Little Tern | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | J D Savage |
18:47
| ad + juv. Little Terns still present between 18:23 and 18:47. Initially both birds were fishing, with occasional rests on Tern Island. As the light began to fail the birds settled on Tern Island, remaining there until at least 18:47. They were not sighted the next day or subsequently. While the birds rested, photographs were taken. Subsequently it was noticed that what appeared to be a yellow leg ring was present in some of these photographs. No code was visible on the ring but this could have been due to the poor quality of the photos in the low-light conditions.
On 11/10/2024 details of the Little Terns' visit, including relevant photos, were sent to LittleTernSightings@rspb.org.uk.
In addition https://littleternproject.org.uk/sightings/ was accessed and, via links to www.ring.ac and then www.cr-birding.org, it was determined that yellow leg rings with no code are used at Little Tern sites in Norfolk and rings with an alpha-numeric code are used at multiple UK Little Tern sites and specifically at sites in Cumbria, Chesil Beach, Tiree and the Isle of Man. (Coded yellow rings are also used for Little Terns in Israel). As is not clear from the photographs whether or not a code is present, it seems unlikely that the origin of these birds can be established. |
| 06/09/24 | Little Tern | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | H Wright |
17:50
| On tern island, then fishing. |
Photos
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Records
| Year | Details |
|---|
| 2021 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4, 17th June. (C D R Heard) |
| 2020 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, three, 31st July. (C D R Heard) |
| 2017 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 24th July. |
| 2017 | Little Tern, Lea Farm Lake, 27th May. |
| 2017 | Little Tern, Dinton Pastures CP, 7th May. |
| 2016 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, twelve, 19th August. (C D R Heard) |
| 2016 | Little Tern, Lower Farm GP, one adult and three juveniles, 19th August. (N Cleere, I Weston) |
| 2016 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, two, 12th May. (C D R Heard) |
| 2015 | Little Tern, Lower Farm GP, two, 14th August. (N Cleere, I Weston) |
| 2015 | Little Tern, Theale GPs, 26th April. (A B Tomczynski) |
| 2015 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 23rd April. (C D R Heard) |
| 2013 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 28th April. (C D R Heard) |
| 2012 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, two, 2nd June. (C D R Heard) |
| 2012 | Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, three, 28th April. (M J McKee) |
| <2012 | Little Tern, Confidential, many records. |
