Sandwiches
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Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
The Sandwich tern is a medium-large tern with grey upperparts, white underparts, a yellow-tipped black bill and a shaggy black crest which becomes less extensive in winter with a white crown. Young birds bear grey and brown scalloped plumage on their backs and wings. It is a vocal bird. It nests in a ground scrape and lays one to three eggs.
Like all Thalasseus terns, the Sandwich tern feeds by plunge diving for fish, usually in marine environments, and the offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display.
This species breeds in very dense colonies on coasts and islands, and exceptionally inland on suitable large freshwater lakes close to the coast. It nests in a ground scrape and lays one to three eggs. Unlike some of the smaller white terns, it is not very aggressive toward potential predators, relying on the sheer density of the nestsāoften only 20ā30 cm (7.9ā11.8 in) apart and nesting close to other more aggressive species such as Arctic terns and black-headed gulls to avoid predation.
A group at the roost at Blackness Castle today. Very dull conditions and this took quite a bit of tweaking
I think I've got this right. Please correct me if not. A Sandwich Tern from Sandwich Bay. There was a few of them fishing the estuary,so a grabbed a shot when one came in range.
Sandwich.
I re-found the juvenile sparrowhawk this morning (or its sibling). By finding a gap in the branches I was able to get some clear views.
A very foggy and dark morning. I had a nice walk though.
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Pale medium-sized tern with a geographically variable bill pattern: black with a distinct yellow tip in most of its range; entirely yellow in the Caribbean and parts of South America. Shows a shaggy black cap in breeding plumage; nonbreeding birds develop white forehead. Strictly coastal; most commonly found on beaches and estuaries, often mixed with flocks of other terns. Harsh grating calls similar to other terns. eBird